In France, TotalEnergies and Air France-KLM have signed an agreement for TotalEnergies to supply up to 1.5 million tons of more sustainable aviation fuel to Air France-KLM Group airlines over a 10-year period. This agreement marks one the largest SAF purchase contracts signed by Air France-KLM to date. In 2022 and 2023, Air France-KLM was the world’s leading SAF user, representing 17% and 16% of total global production respectively, the airline said. This contract builds on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in 2022 for the supply of 800,000 tons of SAF. The SAF supplied to Air France-KLM will be made from waste and residues from the circular economy and will be produced in TotalEnergies’ French and European biorefineries and refineries by coprocessing. This SAF will be used to fuel flights operated by Air France-KLM’s airlines on departure from France, the Netherlands, and other European countries. “Securing the volumes of more sustainable aviation fuel needed to decarbonize our activity is a major challenge. This agreement with TotalEnergies is a further step in this direction, and a testament to our long-standing support for the development of SAF production in France and Europe,” said Benjamin Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Air France-KLM Group.
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