Cathay has signed a number of deals that aim to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and support greater adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (“SAF”). Earlier in the year, Cathay Pacific entered into an agreement with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“Sinopec”) to refuel some of its flights departing from Hong Kong International Airport with SAF produced on the Chinese Mainland from used cooking oil. The deal marked Sinopec’s first export of SAF to Hong Kong. Cathay has since also partnered with SK Energy to secure a SAF supply in South Korea from 2025 to 2027.
In August, DHL Express became the latest strategic partner in Cathay’s Corporate SAF Programme, when it signed a deal to purchase 2,400 tonnes of SAF to be used on flights operated by Air Hong Kong, a wholly owned Cathay subsidiary that operates express cargo services for DHL. The SAF will be used on Air Hong Kong flights departing from Seoul Incheon, Tokyo Narita and Singapore Changi airports.
These new agreements underscore Cathay’s commitment to lower-carbon air logistics and driving the production and use of SAF for the air cargo sector.
