Alliance boosts SAF access in Middle East

According to Adel Mardini, founder and CEO of Jetex: “Bringing SAF to the United Arab Emirates is a milestone achievement.”

This initiative was announced during the “Year of Sustainability” in the UAE.

Jetex’s environment strategy focuses on reducing carbon emissions,  and recycling and adapting the latest green technologies across its global network. The company’s efforts to address climate change challenges are aligned with IATA’s net zero target.

For Doris Tan, general manager Asia and Middle East, Shell Aviation, private business customers can create a concentrated, high-impact demand for SAF.

“Additionally, expanding the availability of SAF to new locations is equally important, which is why it’s been highly rewarding to work with Jetex to enhance our SAF capabilities in the Middle East by delivering SAF at DWC for the first time,” Tan said.

Adel Mardini and his team are fully committed to progressing the company’s sustainability agenda. Jetex recently signed an agreement with 360 Jet Fuel to offer sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) book and claim option to its customers globally. The innovative 360 GREEN FUEL book and claim platform will offer greater flexibility and accessibility to SAF.

The new agreement takes Jetex a step closer to being fully carbon-neutral globally and to achieving 65 per cent SAF market share by 2050.

Furthermore, on the sidelines of the last Dubai Air Show, Jetex unveiled a new flagship private terminal at Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen Executive Airport, the region’s only dedicated private jet airport. It is conveniently located with centre-of-town road connectivity, and provides rapid access to Abu Dhabi’s key financial, tourist and entertainment destinations.

Al Bateen Executive Airport is one of five airports managed and operated by Abu Dhabi Airports. According to Elena Sorlini, its managing director and interim CEO: “The renovation of the VVIP Terminal at Al Bateen further strengthens the luxury service offering to passengers.”