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SAF Mandates Tighten as Aviation Emissions Rules Take Effect
- Source organisation
- Gitu Aviation
- Original publication date
News overview
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is moving from talking point to operational reality. The EU's ReFuelEU Aviation regulation is being phased in, imposing mandatory SAF blending ratios on flights departing EU airports, while major Chinese hub airports have launched SAF refueling pilots and the CAAC is accelerating standards and certification work. In the near term, tight SAF supply is pushing up operating costs, and airlines and cargo terminals are responding with tighter weight-and-balance management and optimized cargo load planning. Industry consensus is that emissions compliance is becoming a hidden competitive threshold in air cargo services.