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...

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 ...

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...

20 Aug 2026

ESG reporting: What aircraft lessors should know about the VSME-based ‘Voluntary Standard’

The European Commission has adopted a delegated act establishing the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Voluntary Use...

11 Aug 2026

Air Services Regulation: The EU's 'other' big aviation policy item in 2026

The revision of the EU’s Air Services Regulation, a 2008 piece of legislation that governs multiple aspects of European ...

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.

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...

17 Jun 2026

Spotting the difference: EU STIP e-SAF double-sided auction vs the UK’s SAF RCM

Closing the gap between dependable demand for advanced SAF and investor confidence in pioneering projects has been a per...

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 ...

15 May 2026

SAVi Five: EU hints at ETS ‘full emission’ scope in revision, infrastructure state aid update, and more…

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

7 May 2026

SAVi Five: New 2025 SAF stats, IMO’s Net-Zero Framework progress, and more…

Two key datapoints of last year’s SAF market were quietly unveiled in the past few days: California’s 2025 SAF usage (re...

7 May 2026

What does the Iran War-driven energy shock mean for SAF?

Ishka SAVi looks back at the two months of volatility since the start of the Iran War to understand how SAF prices have ...

30 Apr 2026

SAVi Five: IMO reopens Net Zero Framework talks, EU Hydrogen mechanism completes first round, and more…

Member states of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) this week resumed talks on the creation of a globally amb...

24 Apr 2026

EU crisis package centres on SAF, AZEA roadmap makes case of new prop finance incentives, and more…

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

17 Apr 2026

SAVi Five: A4E asks EU to suspend ETS due to Iran war, Delta waters down its climate targets, and more …

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

10 Apr 2026

SAVi Five: AURA AERO secures $398m in funding, EU publishes first CBAM price, and more …

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

3 Apr 2026

SAVi Five: EU proposes measure to limit EU ETS price escalation, 2025 EU SAF blend ‘above’ 2%, and more…

The European Commission on 1st April announced a proposal to adapt the EU ETS's Market Stability Reserve (MSR), a mechan...