Sustainable Aviation Intelligence

2 Oct 2026

SAVi Five: Court rejects challenge to EU aviation Taxonomy criteria, EU e-SAF sub-target reaffirmed, and more…

The General Court of the European Union on 30th September rejected all aviation-related arguments in a lawsuit against t...

25 Sep 2026

SAVi Five: Arcadia eFuels secures major e-SAF offtake, EU Taxonomy faces fresh scrutiny, and more…

Arcadia eFuels has secured a legally binding agreement with German state-owned utility company Uniper for 40,000 tonnes ...

18 Sep 2026

SAVi Five: EU SAF surpasses 2025 target with 2.8% blend, Vietnam proposes SAF mandate, and more…

In 2025, EU aviation fuel suppliers reported supplying 1.1 million tonnes of SAF – or 2.8% – comfortably surpassing the ...

11 Sep 2026

SAVi Five: Hong Kong proposes Taxonomy aircraft criteria, T&E’s EU ETS proposal analysis, and more…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has proposed a new Air Transport category under its Taxonomy, with eligibility criteria...

4 Sep 2026

SAVi Five: Singapore SAF levy set to start w/ cargo exempted, Heathrow expansion pushback, and more…

Singapore this week confirmed that, from next month, tickets sold for flights departing on 1st January 2027 or later wil...

28 Aug 2026

SAVi Five: Air NZ blames war impacts for drop in SAF usage, REGENT raises $240m, US SAF use still rising…

Air New Zealand has blamed the Middle East conflict for a drop in SAF usage from 1.7% in FY2025 to 1.2% across FY2026 (A...

21 Aug 2026

SAVi Five: Ampaire’s $19m fundraise, UK backs major contrail avoidance trial, Australian SAF policy consultati...

Californian hybrid-electric powertrain developer Ampaire has closed a $19-million Series B round led by existing investo...

14 Aug 2026

SAVi Five: Heart flies world’s largest electric aircraft, Brazil finalises 2027 SAF mandate, and more…

Heart Aerospace on 12th August completed the first flight of its X1 demonstrator aircraft, the largest battery-electric ...

7 Aug 2026

SAVi Five: BETA secures record $830m in EXIM financing, EU approves Dutch support schemes for e-SAF, and more…

US battery-electric aircraft OEM BETA Technologies announced this week an intention by the Export-Import Bank of the Uni...

31 Jul 2026

SAVi Five: Japan looks at below-10% SAF mandate in 2030s, the EU’s verdict on CORSIA, and more…

Japan has proposed weakening its planned SAF obligation for fuel suppliers, replacing an earlier 10% SAF target for fuel...

24 Jul 2026

SAVi Five: Farnborough round-up, EU ETS review reaction, IATA’s new DG, and more…

At least 11 commitments for conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) new propulsion products were announced during the 2...

17 Jul 2026

SAVi Five: EU proposes 5,000-km radius expansion for ETS, UK RCM first awards in late 2028, and more…

Five noteworthy aviation sustainability developments in the past seven days curated by the Ishka Airfinance SAVi team.

10 Jul 2026

SAVi Five: EU ETS latest ahead of announcement, Airbus launches hydrogen propulsion JV, and more…

The European Commission has delayed a much-anticipated EU ETS Review proposal announcement next week by two days to the ...

3 Jul 2026

SAVi Five: Steer report charts options for EU aviation policy, Norwegian forced to pay pandemic ETS debts, and...

A Steer report with recommendations on how to maintain European aviation competitiveness was presented to the European P...

26 Jun 2026

SAVi Five: AURA AERO buys VoltAero, ZeroAvia delays ZA600, SAF levy consultation, and more…

Toulouse-based hybrid-electric aircraft developer AURA AERO has acquired a significant portion of the assets, patents, a...

19 Jun 2026

SAVi Five: UK consults on SAF Mandate ‘flexibilities’, new calls for ETS scope extension, and more …

The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) on 16th June opened a call for evidence on whether the country’s SAF Mandate rem...

12 Jun 2026

SAVi Five: IATA sees SAF at 2.4 Mt in 2026, SBTi clarifies role of SAF Book and Claim, and more…

SAF will account for 0.8% of airline fuel use in 2026, keeping with a “disappointing” sub-1% projection already shared l...

5 Jun 2026

SAVi Five: ZeroAvia CEO steps down, big week for US new propulsion, UK carbon budget, and more…

ZeroAvia founder and CEO Val Miftakhov stepped down last week as part of a leadership transition, the company announced....

29 May 2026

SAVi Five: EU Taxonomy aviation revisions get PSF input, Maeve declared bankrupt, and more…

The European Commission’s Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF), the same working group that once led the EU Taxonomy’s ...

22 May 2026

SAVi Five: ALI calls on EU to back ‘full lifecycle’ aircraft bank finance, Maeve ceases operations, and more…

A call for evidence on an update to the 11-year-old EU Aviation Strategy closed this week with 248 responses, including ...