Europe's largest airline jointly argues that the European Commission's 2030 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) obligations are unattainable based on current production levels.
Speaking at the A4E Aviation Summit on March 27, the airline leader reaffirmed the industry's commitment to the Net-Zero 2050 goals, but said that by 2030, the interim SAF USEAGE target of 6% will not be met under the fuel supply laws.
“The feedback we're getting from oil producers is that we don't have enough supply to meet the 6% order by 2030,” says Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair Group.
“We don't want to abandon these commitments, but I think it's clear that they have to move to the right.”
The airline's chief executive claim is predicted to predict a shortage of up to 45% ESAF supply and 30% biofuel supply by 2030.
However, the European Commission quickly rejected the claims made by A4E carriers, saying, “We believe that the current SAF targets are realistic and feasible.”
Transportation The European Commission of Europe Apostoros Zizzichostas spoke at an event in Brussels and received a very positive response from A4E members about his willingness to work with the aviation industry, but he did not directly address the outlook for the SAF shortage.
However, Tzitzikostas suggested that there may be more “sticks” that refer to the metaphor for “carrots and sticks” to promote the production of SAF.
“The European Commission and member states must now be held responsible. No fuel suppliers provide it,” says A4E.
