31 Jul 2025

SAF round-up: Announced offtake and purchase volumes down 86% in H1 2025

SAF offtake and purchase deals in the first half of 2025 amounted to only half-a-million metric tonnes (Mt) based on ann...

28 Jul 2025

EU SAF Mandate: What exactly has gone wrong in its first six months?

This report unpacks the implementation problems of the EU’s SAF mandate in the first half of 2025.

27 May 2025

SAF Leaderboard: Tracked airlines doubled SAF usage in 2024

Context on SAF usage based on airline disclosures for the last four years.

2 May 2025

SAVi Five: SAF demand updates, European aviation emissions, bank net-zero alignment, and more…

The past seven days saw several notable SAF demand assertions and market updates, including Air New Zealand reaffirming ...

25 Mar 2025

Briefing: Getting up to speed with SAF Book & Claim adoption

This briefing explores these key barriers, the ongoing efforts to address them, and offers a glimpse into IATA's upcomin...

4 Mar 2025

European SAF demand to be met until mid-2030s, but new policies could ‘shift balance’

The Argus Oil and Future Fuel Conference 2025 provided insights into the evolving production landscape of SAF. While Eur...

21 Feb 2025

SAVi Five: What the leaked Clean Industrial Deal could mean for aviation, e-SAF demands, and more…

An early draft of the Clean Industrial Deal (CID) expected to be announced later this month was leaked last Friday, prov...

7 Jan 2025

SAF round-up: Announced offtake and purchase volumes down 74% in 2024

SAF offtake and purchase deals in 2024 amounted to 5.83 million metric tonnes (Mt) based on announced volumes, down 74% ...

9 Dec 2024

Impact Stocktake: Multi-stakeholder forum delivers caution on voluntary actions and ‘free’ money

Key takeaways from the two-day Impact Stocktake Forum, which served as a science-led assessment of the policy, financial...

6 Nov 2024

SAF Tracker: Which SAF deals are being held back by delays?

Ishka has identified 28 delayed SAF agreements. They represent around 13.4% of all active agreements in the SAVi SAF Tra...

1 Nov 2024

SAVi Five: US lessor firsts in SAF and sust fin, Finnair delays targets, tax changes, and more…

Two US-headquartered aircraft leasing companies announced milestone sustainability efforts this week with the closing of...

30 Oct 2024

SAF Policy Map – Updates from Brazil, South Korea, Indonesia, and more…

This is the 2nd edition of the SAVI SAF Policy Map of policy efforts around the world to increase SAF uptake.

28 Aug 2024

SAF Policy Map: Up to 75% of global ASKs soon to be covered

As countries around the world vie to introduce policies to increase SAF demand and uptake, Ishka takes stock of how much...

26 Aug 2024

SAVi Five: Asia-Pacific countries to produce SAF roadmap, airport expansion hinged on A220s/E2s, and more…

Eleven countries in Asia-Pacific have agreed to formulate a sustainable fuel roadmap in Asia, London City airport expans...

4 Jul 2024

SAF use: An airline-by-airline comparison on how SAF usage is ramping up

Context on SAF usage based on airline disclosures for the last three years.

14 Jun 2024

SAVi Five: UK aviation policy clues ahead of election, first lessor emissions intensity data, and more…

With two weeks to go to the UK general elections, Ishka looks at how each of the main parties could shape aviation’s dec...

7 Jun 2024

SAVi Five: IATA bullish on growth as SAF still trails behind, German calls for CBAM, and more…

IATA strengthened industry projections this week with revenue and traffic growth (RPKs) expected to reach a historic hig...

30 May 2024

SAF round-up: Announced offtake volumes down 300% in 2024 year-to-date

SAF offtake and purchase deals in the first five months of 2024 could amount to as little as 2.8 million metric tonnes b...

28 Mar 2024

SAVi Five: Japan sets eyes on mid-2030s hydrogen aircraft, GTF non-CO2 emissions to be measured, and more…

The Japanese government has published a new strategic plan for the country’s aircraft industry to commercialise a “next-...

21 Mar 2024

Ishka ESG: SAF target hurdles become clearer after 2023 production ‘setbacks’

From SAF delivery hurdles to incoming SAF policy, Ishka SAVi explores some of the key takeaways from Ishka’s third full-...