Air Canada and Airbus launch joint initiative to scale Canadian sustainable aviation fuel
The platform will invest up to C$13.7 million and includes a five-year corporate travel agreement to buy verified SAF environmental attributes.
- On Monday, July 20, 2026, Air Canada and Airbus announced a jointly funded Sustainability Co-Investment Platform to accelerate domestic Sustainable Aviation Fuel production in Canada.
- This initiative aligns with aviation industry goals to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, as the companies seek to decarbonize operations through deep industry collaboration and investment.
- The agreement targets a C$13.7 million investment, while Airbus signed a five-year Leave Less Travel Program Agreement to purchase verified environmental attributes for over 60,000 litres of SAF.
- A new study by Airbus and ICF indicates that scaling domestic SAF to meet 40% of aviation fuel demand by 2040 could add $32 billion to Canada's GDP and create 140,000 jobs.
- Collaborating with the Canadian Sustainable Aviation Fuel Coalition , both companies are advocating for supportive public policy frameworks to ensure domestic SAF production achieves scale and maintains air travel affordability.
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Air Canada Joins Airbus to Boost SAF as the Industry Scales Up – What it Means for Travellers
Air Canada and Airbus are backing a CA$13.7 million to scale sustainable aviation fuel industry — good news for the planet, but what about ticket prices? The post Air Canada Joins Airbus to Boost SAF as the Industry Scales Up – What it Means for Travellers appeared first on Business Traveller.
Air Canada and Airbus want to jointly promote the development of a commercial production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Canada, as both companies announced during the Farnborough Airshow. A jointly funded investment platform is expected to channel up to 13.7 million Canadian dollars (around 8.5 million US dollars) into a SAF project that will be pushed forward until the final investment decision.
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