The world's largest private jet operator, NetJets, purchased 19.4 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2024 in an effort to reduce private aviation's environmental footprint. Investing in SAF In a social media post on LinkedIn, president of Netjets Patrick Gallagher wrote that NetJets continues to prioritize its investment in SAF, adding that it "doubled the amount of SAF we purchased in 2024 compared to the prior year and nobody in the industry buys more SAF than we do.
" Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is an alternative fuel made from non-petroleum feedstocks that reduces emissions from air transportation, according to the United States Department of Energy. It can be produced from a number of sources (feedstock), including waste oil and fats, green and municipal waste, and non-food crops. NetJets has continuously invested in SAF and its availability across US airports.
In 2020, NetJets became the launch customer of Siganture's Renew SAF program at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), with a commitment to purchase up to 3 million gallons of SAF. While SAF can significantly reduce CO2 Emissions compared to conventional jet fuel, it is not a complete and long-term solution for several reasons. SAF is not entirely carbon-neutral.
Emissions are produced during the feedstock cultivation, processing, and transportation phases. Therefore, SAF still produces non-CO2 emissions, such as nitrogen oxides, that have harmful effects on the environment. The roots and.