Cathay expands Corporate SAF Programme with new tiered partnerships

By using SAF, the partners reduced carbon emissions by 8,060 tonnes in 2024.

Cathay launched a tiered structure of its Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme which commenced in 2022.

The airline has named 15 programme partners including DB Schenker and Kuehne+Nagel as Diamond partners, EQT as a Gold partner, and Julius Baer and Lenton Group as Silver partners.

Other partners include the Airport Authority Hong Kong, AIA, Dimerco Express Group, Kintetsu World Express, Standard Chartered Bank, Swire Pacific, Yusen Logistics, and the Business Environment Council.

This year, the programme partners have committed to using 2,650 tonnes of SAF, resulting in an estimated reduction of 8,060 tonnes of carbon emissions which is three times the reduction achieved in 2023.

Compared to conventional jet fuel, SAF can reduce over 80% of carbon emissions on a lifecycle basis, depending on the SAF technology and feedstock used.
 
In addition to scaling up SAF adoption, Cathay also relies on fleet modernisation, operational efficiency improvements, emerging technologies, and high-quality carbon offsets and removals to achieve the long-term net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050.