Sustainable Aviation Intelligence

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 ...

16 Jul 2026

SBTi’s Net-Zero update gives corporate SAF buyers a clearer route

This is a guest report by Harvey Carlin, a Digital Communications Specialist at low-carbon commodity company StarCB (SCB...

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...

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 ...

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...

20 Mar 2026

SAVi Five: A4E’s strongest pushback yet against EU rules, UK Jet Zero reports, and more…

The CEOs of Europe’s largest airlines this week called for key European aviation environmental policies to be delayed or...

6 Feb 2026

SAVi Five: Electric Book & Claim is born, a look at the updated Waypoint 2050, and more…

UK electric aviation charging infrastructure firm Aerovolt this week unveiled the world’s first Book & Claim concept for...

16 Jan 2026

SAVi Five: EU ETS allowances reach €90, lessor SAF certificate guidance, and more…

EU ETS carbon prices rose above €90/t this week, the highest since mid-2023, with ICE EUA December 2026 futures trading ...

7 Nov 2025

Financing Innovations: Future Energy Global’s approach to SAF demand aggregation

This article is the first of a new series, where Ishka spotlights innovative for finance to unlock the SAF scale-up.

17 Oct 2025

SAVi Five: Report lists EU SAF mandate flaws, IMO Net-Zero vote adjourned, and more…

The European Regions Airline (ERA) Association published this week a 20-page report highlighting key issues in the imple...

18 Sep 2025

ICAO’s 42nd Assembly: what to look out for in Montreal?

ICAO’s 42nd Assembly will take place in Montreal from 23rd September to 3rd October, and after several annual assemblies...

31 Jul 2025

Airline industry targeting mid-2027 for EU SAF mandate fixes

Earlier this week, Ishka SAVi published a report unpacking the implementation hurdles of the world’s largest SAF blendin...

4 Apr 2025

SAVi Five: US tariffs appear to skirt SAF, IATA SAF registry launches, and more…

A list of goods (Annex II) that shall not be subject to US tariffs imposed by the US government on 2nd April includes Je...

28 Mar 2025

SAVi Five: EU airlines suggest ‘reassessment’ of SAF mandate, Airbus concept updates, and more…

Less than 90 days into the EU SAF mandate, Europe’s largest airlines have suggested that a “reassessment” of the policy ...

25 Mar 2025

Briefing: Getting up to speed with SAF Book & Claim adoption

This briefing explores these key barriers, the ongoing efforts to address them, and offers a glimpse into IATA's upcomin...

21 Mar 2025

SAVi Five: EU to ‘correct’ low aviation Taxonomy alignment, SBTi opens door to SAF insets, and more…

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

15 Nov 2024

SAVi Five: COP29 gets underway, turning point for EU jet fuel tax proposal, and more…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres joined calls this week in favour of applying climate solidary levies to polluting ...

8 Nov 2023

AC23 round-up: Eyes set on CAAF/3 as SAF Book & Claim rises up the agenda

Ishka, a knowledge partner of Aviation Carbon 2023, summarises the main takeaways of this week's conference in London.