{"id":501954,"date":"2025-10-15T16:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/501954\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:53:10","slug":"european-airlines-call-for-reforms-to-meet-fuel-blending-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/501954\/","title":{"rendered":"European airlines call for reforms to meet fuel blending targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>European airline CEOs are urging EU policymakers to increase support for alternative aviation fuels following the introduction earlier this year of new fuel blending mandates.<\/p>\n<p>At a meeting in Paris this week, chief executives of the 17 member airlines that make up the Airlines for Europe (A4E) association called for urgent action to establish a viable market for alternative aviation fuels \u2013 also known as \u2018sustainable\u2019 aviation fuels, or \u2018SAF\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement, leaders from airline groups including Air France-KLM, IAG, Lufthansa and Ryanair warned that without \u201cdecisive action before the end of this year\u201d, rising costs will harm air travel accessibility and connectivity across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the introduction of fuel blending mandates in both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstravelnewseurope.com\/Air-Travel\/UK-SAF-mandate-comes-into-force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstravelnewseurope.com\/Air-Travel\/EU-agrees-deal-on-mandate-for-sustainable-aviation-fuel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU<\/a> that require airlines to use at least 2 per cent of alternative aviation fuel in all flights. This is set to increase to 6 per cent in 2030, with the ultimate target of reaching 70 per by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimply implementing mandates does not create a functioning SAF market, and European airlines are currently paying the price with excessive surcharges and no price transparency, making large-scale use in flight operations impractical,\u201d A4E said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The group added that the fuel blending mandates in their current form, together with the EU\u2019s broader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstravelnewseurope.com\/Management\/Europe-launches-ambitious-decarbonisation-strategy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fit for 55<\/a> decarbonisation strategy, \u201cdisproportionately increase the costs of flying through EU hubs and to EU destinations, while driving traffic, jobs and emissions outside Europe\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The association is calling for more multi-year alternative fuel allowances, a \u2018simple\u2019 book-and-claim system, a market intermediary for alternative fuels in Europe and for costs to be fairly distributed between EU and non-EU airlines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEuropean airlines remain committed to decarbonising, but this should not come at the cost of competitiveness and accessible air travel for all,\u201d A4E said. \u201cEurope\u2019s airlines cannot continue being held back by outdated thinking and self-defeating policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The association is urging the European Commission to launch a strategic dialogue for the region\u2019s aviation sector, warning that \u201cwithout urgent EU action and reform this year, Europe\u2019s competitive edge will erode, leaving passengers\u00a0paying the price.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"European airline CEOs are urging EU policymakers to increase support for alternative aviation fuels following the introduction earlier&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":501955,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[13133,2000,299,5187,13134,13135,3695],"class_list":{"0":"post-501954","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-air-travel","9":"tag-eu","10":"tag-europe","11":"tag-european","12":"tag-rss-everything-choose","13":"tag-rss2","14":"tag-sustainability"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115379228284440179","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}