Jetex Named Exclusive SAF Supplier for 2025 Dubai Airshow

Dubai-based business aviation services group Jetex will be the exclusive ground handler and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplier at the 2025 Dubai Airshow. In addition to providing SAF for aircraft exhibiting on the show’s static display, Jetex is servicing aircraft with electric and propane-powered ground support equipment to further curb emissions.

Sustainability and innovation are at the top of the agenda for this year’s edition of the biennial Dubai Airshow, with a conference lineup “built to spark ideas, tackle industry shifts, and accelerate progress,” according to event organizer Informa.

“Dubai Airshow serves as a platform to inspire a new chapter in sustainable aerospace, uniting the global industry to deliver real-world solutions for a net-zero future,” said Timothy Hawes, managing director at Informa Markets.

“Our collaboration with Jetex…sets a new benchmark for major aerospace events by significantly reducing emissions across the show,” he added. “This partnership demonstrates the impact that can be achieved when industry leaders join forces to drive meaningful action and shape the future of responsible event operations.”

The Dubai Airshow exhibition center, chalets, and conference stages are entirely powered by renewable energy, and the show is using recycled and environmentally friendly materials for event merchandise such as lanyards, badge holders, and bags, according to Informa.

A two-day sustainability track at the Aerospace 2050 stage will bring together industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers from around the world to discuss SAF mandates, costs, and scalability, along with other sustainability topics such as non-CO2 emissions, hydrogen power, and “green” airport infrastructure.

“Our environment strategy focuses on reducing carbon emissions, recycling, and adapting the latest green technologies across the global network, and we are pleased to be able to supply it at the Dubai Airshow,” said Jetex founder and CEO Adel Mardini.

Jetex opened its FBO terminal at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport (OMDW) in 2016, and it became the first company to offer SAF for private aviation customers in the UAE in 2023 after partnering with Shell Aviation. Shortly thereafter, Jetex opened a new FBO at Al Bateen Executive Airport (OMAD) in Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s capital.

Last December, Jetex announced plans to open an FBO at Red Sea International Airport (OERS) on Saudi Arabia’s west coast, marking its first FBO in Saudi Arabia. In January, it signed an agreement with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Transport to establish the country’s first FBO. The company operates 37 private terminals across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and South America.

Jetex has also signed a deal with California-based eVTOL developer Joby Aviation to install the latter’s electric aircraft chargers at its FBOs. At the MEBAA show last December, the companies announced initial plans to install Joby’s Global Electric Aviation Charging System next to Jetex’s private terminals at OMDW and OMAD. Joby, which is exhibiting at the Dubai Airshow, intends to launch electric air taxi services in the UAE with its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft next year, pending regulatory approval.