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UK SAF Mandate Could Cost Airlines £2B, IATA

The International Air Transport Association warned that key design elements of the U.K.'s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate could impose billions of pounds in compliance costs on airlines unless supplies of advanced SAF increase significantly. Unlike the European Union's ReFuelEU Aviation program, the U.K. mandate includes a "HEFA cap" beginning in 2027 that limits the use of certain feedstocks, including used cooking oil, to encourage development of emerging SAF pathways. The ... [+]