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AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Turkish Airlines leases 7 A321-200NX, expands training capacity with 12 HAVELSAN simulators, and joins SAFFA Fund

At the Farnborough Air Show, Turkish Airlines agreed to lease seven A321-200NX aircraft from CALC. Separately, it ordered 12 pilot training devices from HAVELSAN to support new simulator facilities opening in 2027, while also signing on to the SAFFA Fund to back sustainable aviation fuel initiatives.

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2026-07-23T01:49:36.207580-07:00

FlightGlobal

SMI targets top-10 busiest airports for a large-scale SAF scaling initiative backed by King Charles

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2026-07-22T08:08:47.114761-07:00

Breitflyte

Air Canada and Airbus launch C$13.7M co-investment platform to scale sustainable aviation fuel production in Canada

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2026-07-20T13:23:04.596496-07:00

Reuters

Boeing ties up Indonesia’s Pertamina on SAF ecosystem; expands Ethiopia innovation-center partnership

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2026-07-08T21:45:26.611623-07:00

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Turkish Airlines leases 7 A321-200NX, expands training capacity with 12 HAVELSAN simulators, and joins SAFFA Fund At the Farnborough Air Show, Turkish Airlines agreed to lease seven A321-200NX aircraft from CALC. Separately, it ordered 12 pilot training devices from HAVELSAN to support new simulator facilities opening in 2027, while also signing on to the SAFFA Fund to back sustainable aviation fuel initiatives.

2026-07-23T01:49:36.207580-07:00

Turkish Airlines leases 7 A321-200NX, expands training capacity with 12 HAVELSAN simulators, and joins SAFFA Fund

FlightGlobal

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SMI targets top-10 busiest airports for a large-scale SAF scaling initiative backed by King Charles SMI says it is pursuing participation from the world’s 10 busiest airports in a large-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initiative, aiming to scale up SAF volumes. The program is framed around backing and momentum from the King Charles-led push to expand SAF availability and production.

2026-07-22T08:08:47.114761-07:00

SMI targets top-10 busiest airports for a large-scale SAF scaling initiative backed by King Charles

Breitflyte

24 sources

Air Canada and Airbus launch C$13.7M co-investment platform to scale sustainable aviation fuel production in Canada Air Canada and Airbus are jointly investing up to C$13.7 million to establish a sustainability co-investment platform aimed at scaling commercial sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Canada. The initiative is set up as a co-funded investment vehicle to accelerate SAF industry growth at commercial scale.

2026-07-20T13:23:04.596496-07:00

Air Canada and Airbus launch C$13.7M co-investment platform to scale sustainable aviation fuel production in Canada

AINonline

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Report: Australia has sufficient SAF feedstock to meet 2030 needs as domestic production capacity is still being developed A report says Australia currently has enough sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstock to cover projected 2030 demand. The assessment also notes the country is only beginning to develop the domestic production capacity needed to convert that feedstock into SAF at scale.

2026-07-13T10:59:10.061567-07:00

Report: Australia has sufficient SAF feedstock to meet 2030 needs as domestic production capacity is still being developed

AeroTime

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AAPA’s new chief on fuel crisis, SAF and the path forward

2026-07-09T20:15:37.870886-07:00

AAPA’s new chief on fuel crisi

Reuters

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Boeing ties up Indonesia’s Pertamina on SAF ecosystem; expands Ethiopia innovation-center partnership Boeing signed memorandums with Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina to explore building a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry ecosystem, with the partners also discussing the role of kitchen-waste feedstocks. Separately, Boeing agreed with Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia to establish an Aviation Innovation Center at the institute of technology, its second Ethiopian university support in four months.

2026-07-08T21:45:26.611623-07:00

Boeing ties up Indonesia’s Pertamina on SAF ecosystem; expands Ethiopia innovation-center partnership

AINonline

1 source

EBAA backs SAF book-and-claim push that could extend eligibility to non-EU airports The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA/EBAA) praised an “encouraging direction” in ongoing lobbying efforts around SAF book-and-claim, saying it could broaden the scheme’s coverage beyond EU airports. The development is positioned as a potential unlock for business aviation sustainability accounting and compliance planning.

2026-06-25T06:41:32.923941-07:00

EBAA backs SAF book-and-claim push that could extend eligibility to non-EU airports

FlightGlobal

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Syntholene builds Iceland geothermal demo to validate eSAF concept; targets 70% eSAF cost cuts Syntholene says it has constructed a geothermal demonstration facility in Iceland to prove its eSAF approach and drive down production costs. The start-up’s stated goal is to cut eSAF costs by 70%, positioning aviation net-zero as still “achievable.”

2026-06-22T03:25:07.765523-07:00

Syntholene builds Iceland geothermal demo to validate eSAF concept; targets 70% eSAF cost cuts

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