European aircraft operator DC Aviation has signed an agreement with global fuel provider AEG Fuels to replace a portion of its fleet emissions via a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) book-and-claim agreement. The transaction will allow DC to offset its emissions from fuel consumption at Malta International Airport, giving its customers another sustainability option beyond the purchase of carbon offset credits.
“We are proud to be leading by example and be a pioneer in bringing SAF to the Maltese Islands,” explained DC managing director Stanley Bugeja. “Since 2021, DC Aviation Malta has been supporting business aviation’s efforts to become more sustainable by voluntarily offsetting all of our FBO customer’s fuel uplifts purchased through our FBO.”
Since SAF is unavailable in Malta, the agreement will allow DC to purchase the environmental attributes of SAF distributed in locations where the fuel is supplied.
“We’re very excited to support DC Aviation’s efforts to push our industry forward and be willing to participate in a SAF registry transaction,” said Noel Siggery, AEG’s senior director of sales and supply for Europe. “Their focus on investments in the environmental benefits and emission reduction attributes of SAF, as opposed to the more costly, physical segregation of the product, demonstrates the group’s commitment to innovative and thoughtful market-based sustainability solutions.”
He added these agreements allow the company to provide customers with sustainability solutions in any region.