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Turkish Airlines to buy 40% stake in DB Tarımsal Enerji for $42m to secure SAF supply

Turkish Airlines has submitted a binding offer to acquire a 40% stake in Izmir-based biodiesel producer DB Tarımsal Enerji, proposing roughly $42 million of investment to bolster the carrier’s sustainable aviation fuel supply and reduce exposure to tight SAF markets.

2026-04-02T11:01:40.193501-07:00

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Eni's Kenyan biofuel project faces farmer backlash — implications for SAF supply and airline reputations

2026-03-31T01:18:31.215465-07:00

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University of Sheffield demonstrates solar‑driven process for scalable SAF

2026-03-31T01:16:46.264077-07:00

Leeham News

Strait of Hormuz escalation drives jet‑fuel shock and accelerates Europes push for green aviation fuels

2026-03-28T00:21:21.710577-07:00

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Turkish Airlines to buy 40% stake in DB Tarımsal Enerji for $42m to secure SAF supply Turkish Airlines has submitted a binding offer to acquire a 40% stake in Izmir-based biodiesel producer DB Tarımsal Enerji, proposing roughly $42 million of investment to bolster the carrier’s sustainable aviation fuel supply and reduce exposure to tight SAF markets.

2026-04-02T11:01:40.193501-07:00

Turkish Airlines to buy 40% stake in DB Tarımsal Enerji for $42m to secure SAF supply

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Eni's Kenyan biofuel project faces farmer backlash — implications for SAF supply and airline reputations Eni has promoted a Kenyan biofuel project as a template for sustainable aviation fuel production, but widespread complaints from smallholder farmers that the scheme "failed them" raise questions over feedstock sourcing, local benefits and reputational risk for airlines seeking SAF credits or offtake agreements.

2026-03-31T01:18:31.215465-07:00

Eni's Kenyan biofuel project faces farmer backlash — implications for SAF supply and airline reputations

AeroTime

University of Sheffield demonstrates solar‑driven process for scalable SAF Researchers at the University of Sheffield say a new solar‑driven process can produce sustainable aviation fuel and could be scaled to industrial levels. The approach offers a potentially scalable alternative to waste‑oil feedstocks, reshaping SAF supply pathways and supporting aviation's net‑zero ambitions.

2026-03-31T01:16:46.264077-07:00

University of Sheffield demonstrates solar‑driven process for scalable SAF

Reuters

Europe's airlines likely exceeded 2% SAF blending mandate for 2025, sources say Europe's aviation sector met — and likely exceeded — the EU's 2% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending mandate for 2025, a regulatory official and a source told Reuters. Achieving the target strengthens carriers' decarbonisation claims while exposing supply‑chain and cost implications as demand grows.

2026-03-29T22:45:46.797066-07:00

Europe's airlines likely exceeded 2% SAF blending mandate for 2025, sources say

Leeham News

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Strait of Hormuz escalation drives jet‑fuel shock and accelerates Europes push for green aviation fuels Escalating attacks and tanker transits in the Strait of Hormuz have prompted airspace closures and widespread travel disruptions while driving a sharp spike in jet‑fuel prices. Synthetic‑fuel producers are urging Europe to rapidly scale green jet fuel to reduce dependence on Gulf hydrocarbons and blunt future shocks.

2026-03-28T00:21:21.710577-07:00

Strait of Hormuz escalation drives jet‑fuel shock and accelerates Europes push for green aviation fuels

Airline Weekly

Aviation crisis: jet‑fuel price shock forces carriers to recalibrate A rapid jet‑fuel price shock over recent days has rocked the global airline industry, forcing carriers to reassess hedging, capacity and cost measures. This two‑part analysis unpacks market drivers, fresh fuel‑price data and the near‑term operational and financial implications for carriers.

2026-03-27T06:18:38.214744-07:00

Aviation crisis: jet‑fuel price shock forces carriers to recalibrate

Skift

Singapore delays world-first SAF passenger levy and cleaner-fuel mandate to 2027 Singapore has postponed its planned world-first air passenger levy and a cleaner-fuel requirement for airlines until 2027, citing disruptions from the Middle East conflict. The move delays a policy designed to fund decarbonisation and to create a domestic demand signal for sustainable aviation fuel.

2026-03-26T11:00:09.250418-07:00

Singapore delays world-first SAF passenger levy and cleaner-fuel mandate to 2027

Aviation Week

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Singapore defers SAF levy to Jan 2027, citing Middle East conflict and jet‑fuel impacts Singapore’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS) has deferred its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) levy, announcing on 25 March that the charge will apply to tickets sold from 1 Oct 2026 for flights departing 1 Jan 2027. The levy, originally due to start 1 Apr 2026, was delayed because of the Middle East conflict’s impact on airlines and passengers.

2026-03-25T07:20:40.765093-07:00

Singapore defers SAF levy to Jan 2027, citing Middle East conflict and jet‑fuel impacts

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Turkish Airlines to buy 40% stake in DB Tarımsal Enerji for $42m to secure SAF supply

Eni's Kenyan biofuel project faces farmer backlash — implications for SAF supply and airline reputations

University of Sheffield demonstrates solar‑driven process for scalable SAF

Strait of Hormuz escalation drives jet‑fuel shock and accelerates Europes push for green aviation fuels

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Turkish Airlines to buy 40% stake in DB Tarımsal Enerji for $42m to secure SAF supply

Eni's Kenyan biofuel project faces farmer backlash — implications for SAF supply and airline reputations

University of Sheffield demonstrates solar‑driven process for scalable SAF

Strait of Hormuz escalation drives jet‑fuel shock and accelerates Europes push for green aviation fuels

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Strait of Hormuz escalation drives jet‑fuel shock and accelerates Europes push for green aviation fuels