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Qantas in talks to import sustainable fuel as regional supply jumps

Emma ConnorsSenior editor and writer

Nov 6, 2022 – 12.03pm

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Singapore | Qantas is in discussions to import sustainable aviation fuel into Australia as what will be the world’s largest production site for used cooking oil and animal fat-based fuel nears completion in Singapore.

SAF currently accounts for only 0.1 per cent of all aviation fuel used worldwide, but most major airlines – including Qantas – back an industry goal to get to 10 per cent by 2030.

Emma Connors was South-east Asia correspondent from October 2019 until mid-2023, based in Jakarta and Singapore. She has previously edited Perspective and Opinion and has written extensively across the AFR and related titles.