EASA PUBLISHES FIRST REFUELEU AVIATION ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT
On 22 October, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published the first ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report, providing the initial overview of how Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) are being supplied, purchased and used across the European Union (EU). The report is published in line with the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation (EU) 2023/2405, which requires EASA to provide an annual overview of compliance and developments in the SAF market.
The report establishes a baseline for 2024, showing that fuel suppliers reported 0.6% of all aviation fuel supplied at Union airports was SAF, equivalent to 193 kilotonnes. This contribution avoided around 714 kilotonnes of CO₂ emissions, roughly equivalent to 10,000 flights between Madrid and Paris, according to the ICAO CO₂ calculator. For 2025, the Regulation sets a mandatory target of 2% SAF in total aviation fuel supplied at designated Union airports.
Key findings show that production capacity is on track to meet the overall 6% SAF blending target by 2030. In 2024, synthetic fuels were not yet included in the mix, while the average price of SAF was €2,085 per tonne, compared to €734 per tonne for conventional jet fuel. Twenty-five fuel suppliers provided SAF to 33 EU airports across 12 Member States, though five countries — France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Germany — accounted for 99% of supply. Almost all SAF was biofuel, mainly produced from used cooking oil (81%) and waste animal fats (17%), with 69% of feedstock imported from outside the EU, mainly from China (38%) and Malaysia (12%). Finland was the largest EU contributor, supplying 10% of feedstock.
Source: EASA