Week 39 — September 21, 2026
A weekly synthesis of SAF signal across arXiv, industry news, ICAO, and EASA — gathered automatically, deduplicated, curated, and cited. Every link points at the original publication.
Africa & CORSIA Spotlight
- South Africa turns used cooking oil into jet fuel for $120,000 luxury flights to AntarcticaBusiness Insider Africa2026-09-16via Google News ↗
- Sasol’s first commercial SAF deal puts south Africa’s low-carbon aviation ambitions to the testAfrica Sustainability Matters2026-09-21via Google News ↗
- South Africa prepares Antarctic flights using SAF made from used oil — OilPriceua.news2026-09-17via Google News ↗
- South African e-SAF project takes FID as President backs hydrogen projectsgasworld2026-09-16via Google News ↗
- Phelan Green Group takes final investment decision on South African electro sustainable aviation fuel plantGreen Building Africa2026-09-16via Google News ↗
- Phelan Green electro-sustainable aviation fuel project, South Africa – updateEngineering News2026-09-17via Google News ↗
Industry News
- FedEx Expands Sustainable Aviation Fuel Agreements Across U.S. Air NetworkFedEx newsroom2026-09-15via Google News ↗
- Neste and United Airlines extended agreements for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply in the US and the Netherlandsneste.com2026-09-16via Google News ↗
- Cathay calls on Hong Kong to map out long-term sustainable fuel plan beyond 2030South China Morning Post2026-09-21via Google News ↗
- Building Asia’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply ChainAviation Jeta2026-09-21via Google News ↗
- Britain’s Green Fuel Mandate Could Add $34 To Every Shorthaul Airline TicketLive and Let's Fly2026-09-21via Google News ↗
- Pressure to realize Hong Kong's sustainable aviation fuel visionThe Standard (HK)2026-09-20via Google News ↗
- FedEx scales up sustainable aviation fuel deals across US airportsThe Bangladesh Monitor2026-09-21via Google News ↗
- FedEx Secures 20 Million Gallons Of SAF - AeroAero-News.net2026-09-19via Google News ↗
- Sustainable aviation fuelQantas2026-09-16via Google News ↗
- Sasol and White Desert launch landmark commercial Sustainable Aviation Fuel partnership from Cape Town to Antarctica |Sasol2026-09-15via Google News ↗
- Sasol to supply sustainable aviation fuel to Antarctic tourism expedition companyEWN2026-09-16via Google News ↗
- Sasol’s sustainable aviation fuel to power White Desert’s polar tripsBizcommunity2026-09-15via Google News ↗
Trade Press
- News Roundup August/September 2026GreenAir2026-09-17
- United and FedEx sign agreements to extend SAF supplies and scale up useGreenAir2026-09-17
- Transport NGOs call EU ETS aviation extension proposals a missed opportunityGreenAir2026-09-16