Aviation logistics specialist, Menzies Aviation, has become the first aviation fuel services provider to join Clean Skies for Tomorrow (CST), a coalition of airports, airlines and oil companies aligning efforts to achieve carbon neutral flying.

Led by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the Rocky Mountain Institute and the Energy Transitions Commission, a key goal of CST is to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to reach 10% of the global fuel supply by 2030. SAF is currently the only alternative fuel option available for commercial aircraft and accounts for less than 1% of all total jet fuel demand.

“We are delighted to be the first aviation fuel services business to join the CST coalition,” said Morven McCrindle, Executive Vice President, Fuels, Menzies Aviation. “We recognise the need to reduce our emissions and will continue to explore and implement changes that will not only help us reach our goals, but also support our customers on their journeys to net zero.”

Menzies’ fuelling operators have already carried out SAF refuellings on commercial flights in both the UK and the US. They are also implementing management of change procedures for the receipt and handling of SAF at some fuel farm locations.

Beyond supporting the transition to SAF, Menzies has implemented its All In Sustainability strategy, which includes a commitment of becoming carbon neutral for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2033, which coincides with Menzies’ 200th anniversary. Specific to its fuels division, Menzies is trialling alternative fuels for fuelling equipment, expanding the deployment of electric refuelling vehicles, optimising fuel farms to reduce water and electricity consumption, and exploring enhanced digital solutions.

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