HONG Kong flag carrier Cathay has achieved record growth in its corporate programme to advance sustainable aviation fuel use by reaching new milestones since the launch of its Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme in 2022.
'This year, the programme has achieved substantial growth and is becoming one of the biggest initiatives of its kind globally, marked by new global partnerships and a record commitment to SAF usage,' the airline said in a statement.
Building on the momentum of the past two years, the Corporate SAF Programme has introduced a tiered structure, allowing customers to participate based on their SAF demand and business needs.
Cathay has welcomed DB Schenker, the biggest contributor to the programme to date, and Kuehne+Nagel as Diamond partners, EQT as a Gold partner, and Julius Baer and Lenton Group as Silver partners, bringing the total to 15 partners this year.
'This diverse partnership base reflects a strong commitment to reducing the climate impact from both business travel and airfreight services, and across different sectors in our community,' the carrier said.
This year, the programme partners together have committed to using 2,650 tonnes of SAF (equal to 906,000 US gallons), equivalent to a reduction of approximately 8,060 tonnes of carbon emissions, three times the reduction achieved last year.
Cathay Group CEO Ronald Lam said: 'Our Corporate SAF Programme has now entered into its third year and keeps expanding. The programme is a key pillar in Cathay's overall approach to leading the aviation industry's decarbonization.
'With growing support from our corporate travel and cargo customers, Cathay continues to increase SAF usage across our network worldwide. In doing so, our customers are able to help reduce emissions from their air travel and airfreight.'
In addition to scaling up SAF adoption, Cathay also relies on fleet modernization, operational efficiency improvements, leveraging on emerging technology breakthroughs to decarbonize aviation, and high-quality carbon offsets and removals to achieve the long-term net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050.
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'This year, the programme has achieved substantial growth and is becoming one of the biggest initiatives of its kind globally, marked by new global partnerships and a record commitment to SAF usage,' the airline said in a statement.
Building on the momentum of the past two years, the Corporate SAF Programme has introduced a tiered structure, allowing customers to participate based on their SAF demand and business needs.
Cathay has welcomed DB Schenker, the biggest contributor to the programme to date, and Kuehne+Nagel as Diamond partners, EQT as a Gold partner, and Julius Baer and Lenton Group as Silver partners, bringing the total to 15 partners this year.
'This diverse partnership base reflects a strong commitment to reducing the climate impact from both business travel and airfreight services, and across different sectors in our community,' the carrier said.
This year, the programme partners together have committed to using 2,650 tonnes of SAF (equal to 906,000 US gallons), equivalent to a reduction of approximately 8,060 tonnes of carbon emissions, three times the reduction achieved last year.
Cathay Group CEO Ronald Lam said: 'Our Corporate SAF Programme has now entered into its third year and keeps expanding. The programme is a key pillar in Cathay's overall approach to leading the aviation industry's decarbonization.
'With growing support from our corporate travel and cargo customers, Cathay continues to increase SAF usage across our network worldwide. In doing so, our customers are able to help reduce emissions from their air travel and airfreight.'
In addition to scaling up SAF adoption, Cathay also relies on fleet modernization, operational efficiency improvements, leveraging on emerging technology breakthroughs to decarbonize aviation, and high-quality carbon offsets and removals to achieve the long-term net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050.
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