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IATA director general says "no time to lose" on SAF development
November 27th 2023
International Air Transport Association (IATA) director-general, Willie Walsh, said governments needed to support the development and expansion of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in order to meet the aviation sector's sustainability targets. Read More » “There is no time to lose," Walsh said in a statement issued at the conclusion of the Third Conference on Aviation Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) hosted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Dubai. "Despite unequivocal demand signals, the SAF production market is not developing fast enough. We need SAF everywhere in the world, and to that end, the right supportive policies – policies that can stimulate production, promote competition, foster innovation, and attract financing - must be put in place today." Delegates at the conference called on governments to adopt policies to maximise global SAF production.