Cathay Cargo and DB Schenker formalise SAF deal

Cathay Cargo has formalised its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) partnership with DB Schenker through a signing ceremony. The Cathay corporate SAF programme was established in 2022 to help tackle climate change. It enables members to purchase SAF for uplift on Cathay Pacific and Cathay Cargo flights from Hong Kong and other ports on the network. Cathay Pacific and Cathay Cargo have committed to using SAF for 10% of their jet fuel consumption by 2030. The initiative goes hand in hand with Cathay Cargo’s Fly Greener programme, which offers carbon offsetting through Gold Standard certified community and environmental projects. DB Schenker first adopted SAF for a proportion of its transport volumes in 2020 as part of its carbon-reduction programme. In July, DB Schenker became the largest contributor to Cathay Pacific’s corporate SAF programme and committed to buying 878 tonnes of SAF from the airline as part of its largest deal to date. The investment is anticipated to help reduce more than 2,600 tonnes in carbon emissions. The signing ceremony, attended by Cathay director cargo Tom Owen and DB Schenker vice president global carrier relation Susanne Stemmer, was held to mark the global forwarder’s membership of Cathay’s SAF programme.