Air Canada and Neste have signed an agreement for the supply of 60,000 metric tons of Nest MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The fuel, blended with conventional jet fuel, will be delivered to the Vancouver marine terminal starting in December, with further shipments through 2025. The terminal has a direct pipeline connection to the fuel facilities at Vancouver International Airport enabling the use of the blended SAF at the airport.

The agreement builds on the existing partnership between the two companies and supports Air Canada’s environmental sustainability commitments, which include a target to procure SAF to account for 1% of the airline’s estimated 2025 jet fuel use. In 2023, Neste supplied SAF purchased by Air Canada at San Francisco International Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

Michael Rousseau, CEO of Air Canada, said the airline is actively pursuing efforts to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions, and SAF is a critical component of a multifaceted approach to reducing the carrier’s impact on the environment and promoting environmental sustainability. This SAF purchase, he said, “contributes to our target of procuring SAF for 1% of our estimated fuel use in 2025.”

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