In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Emirates said it has become the first international airline to join aireg, the Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany. Through this commitment, the airline will contribute to efforts to ramp up locally produced SAF in Germany, complementing several other SAF-related initiatives Emirates has launched in the past few months. Tim Clark, Emirates’ President said: “We’re very pleased to become a member of aireg, and contribute to Germany’s efforts to build its capacities to become a center for SAF production. Our industry requires large quantities of sustainable aviation fuel at a commercially viable cost, yet the shortage persists. Ramping up and furthering technologies for the production of SAF requires the partnership and support from multiple stakeholders and we are confident that aireg will lead in this regard.” Emirates currently operates flights from Amsterdam, London Heathrow, Paris, Lyon, Oslo and Singapore with SAF. Last year, the airline collaborated with Shell Aviation to supply SAF into Dubai Airport fuelling systems for the first time ever, allocating the SAF to a number of flights.
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