Air France-KLM and Moresand sign SAF agreement

Air France-KLM has announced that Moresand has become the second company in the UK to join the Air France-KLM Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme.

The airline group is actively working on their ambitious road map towards decarbonisation. Next to fleet modernisation and more efficient operations, SAF is a major lever towards reducing the environmental impact of air travel.

Air France and KLM have been involved for many years in research and development programmes in the field of alternative fuels, and in 2011 were among the first to operate commercial flights with SAF, demonstrating that usage of non-fossil fuels is possible. However, currently, less than 1% of the fuel used on commercial flights comes from sustainable sources.

The corporate SAF programme allows Air France-KLM to partner with organisations to accelerate the production and usage of SAF, and thus pave the way towards making SAF more readily available with the aim to contribute to a more sustainable future in aviation.

With this partnership, Moresand will actively support the transition from the use of conventional fossil fuel to Sustainable Aviation Fuel throughout 2023 and contribute to addressing the global ecological challenge of the aviation industry.

Fahmi Mahjoub, general manager of Air France-KLM (UK & Ireland) said: "This is a major step forward in addressing our sustainability challenge as an aviation company by partnering with a UK business to help the environment. I would like to thank Moresand Limited for taking this step with us. Today marks the start of a new level of cooperation across the industry and we hope that this news helps spread the awareness in the UK and that more companies will join us in making SAF more readily available around the globe."

Sukh Kang, director at Moresand added: ‎ ‘Sustainable Aviation Fuel whilst in its infancy, is available today and can be used without the need to develop new planes or engines.Air France KLM have set ambitious sustainability targets and we at Moresand are delighted to support their efforts to increase adoption by joining their SAF corporate programme.’

https://afkl-safprogram.com/en/