Join the Air France and KLM Corporate SAF program

SAF stands for ‘Sustainable Aviation Fuel’, the name our industry uses to describe an alternative for fossil-based kerosene.

What is SAF?

SAF is one of the key levers to decarbonize the aviation industry in the future. The Air France-KLM pathway consists of several measures: fleet renewal, operational improvements, and replacing conventional kerosine with SAF. Made from non-fossil resources, such as waste oil or agricultural waste, SAF is a substitute for kerosene. The use of SAF reduces CO₂ emissions by at least 65% throughout its life cycle compared to fossil kerosene. Unfortunately, SAF is not yet available on large scale creating a gap between demand and SAF production while the price is significantly higher than conventional kerosine (up to three times higher).

Air France-KLM apply a strict sourcing policy: the SAF selected by Air France-KLM meets the strict sustainability criteria of European regulation: no competition with food chains and no deforestation. The Air France-KLM Group applies these environmental criteria also on SAF purchased outside of Europe.

In 2023, the Group was the world’s largest user of SAF for the second year in a row, representing 16% of the world’s total production. By comparison, the Group only accounts for 3% of the world’s consumption of conventional kerosene. In 2023, the Group’s airlines incorporated around 80,000 metric tons of SAF, almost doubling from 2022 levels. This represents a 1% incorporation rate. This shows our commitment in stimulating global SAF production as fast as possible, even though we have a long way to go. Note SAF represented only 0,2% of global aviation fuel production in 2023.*

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Corporate SAF Program - join us today!

Become a pioneer in sustainable aviation, lower the business travel CO₂ emissions, and contribute to the future of flying. All contributions will be invested in the sourcing and consumption of SAF and help to make SAF available around the globe.

• Customized proposal: based on travel expectations and forecasted SAF premium price.
• Partnership contract: choose to allocate an annual contribution to the Corporate SAF Program depending on the company sustainability ambitions.
• SAF procurement: ​​annual contribution will be used to source and fly SAF​.
• Account for and to claim the impact: based on the level of participation Air France and KLM provide supporting documents:
  
  • Participation Confirmation to showcase the participation in the Air France and KLM Corporate SAF Program.
  • Contribution Certificate that includes the amount of contribution, related volume of SAF and expected CO₂ reduction​.
  • A report with additional proof documents required by SBTi for Scope 3 claims and a third-party audit for full contributors​.

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