Global private aviation support provider Jetex has signed an agreement with Shell Aviation to become the first to offer sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the UAE. Dubai-based Jetex previously has stocked SAF at several of its European locations and it will now do so from its flagship FBO at Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport.
“Bringing SAF to the United Arab Emirates is a milestone achievement, and today I am pleased that we can finally offer this type of aircraft fuel to our customers in Dubai in partnership with Shell Aviation,” said Jetex founder and CEO Adel Mardini. “It is even more important in light of 2023 being announced as the 'year of sustainability' in the UAE as it cements our ambition to reduce carbon emissions.”
Recognizing the need for aviation to address the issue of climate change, Jetex has adopted an environmental strategy with a focus on carbon emission reduction, recycling, and introducing the latest green technologies across its worldwide network. Those efforts fall in line with IATA’s goal of net-zero aviation by 2050.
SAF—blended with conventional jet fuel at ratios up to 50 percent, the maximum currently permitted by aviation authorities—is a drop-in fuel. In its neat (100 percent) form, SAF can provide lifecycle CO2 emission reductions of up to 80 percent compared with jet-A.