Aer Lingus has signed a supply agreement to buy sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from US-based renewable fuels specialist Gevo.
The deal will see the IAG-owned airline purchase 19,000 tonnes of SAF annually for five years. Aer Lingus said it was “a significant step” in its commitment to become a lower-carbon business. It plans to start fuelling its aircraft with SAF purchased from Gevo from 2026.
Aer Lingus, alongside IAG sister carriers such as British Airways and Iberia, has pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and has also committed to powering 10 per cent of its flights using SAF by 2030.
The supply agreement with Gevo will provide enough SAF for Aer Lingus to power the equivalent of 1,000 net zero CO2 emissions flights between Dublin and Los Angeles using Airbus A330 aircraft.
Lynne Embleton, Aer Lingus’ CEO, said: “This agreement with Gevo marks an exciting and critical step on our journey to net zero carbon emissions.
“The sustainable aviation fuel produced by Gevo will be used to power our flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco, and from 2026, 50 per cent of fuel purchased by Aer Lingus from California will be sustainable aviation fuel.”