What you'll learn:
- What ReFuelEU, EASA Air Operations, and other 2025-era airline regulations demand and why “net zero ambition” must translate into audited compliance across all sustainability initiatives.
- The 4 biggest SAF execution challenges faced by global carriers, including issues related to aviation CO2 emissions, fuel affordability and adoption. Named and ranked directly by airline stakeholders.
- How a compliance-ready workflow for sustainable fuel tracking, cost management, and carbon emissions auditing replaces spreadsheets and cuts paperwork.
- Fresh benchmarks from 10 carriers gathered at the Sustainable Aviation Future Conference, May 2025 – Amsterdam. Topics ranging from airline sustainability initiatives, aviation industry CO2 emissions trends, aviation carbon offsetting strategies, and more.
Inside-peek:
The “unspoken” SAF challenge pyramid
See where the real daily friction lives
Top 4 daily challenges
Find out how they are rated by your peers
How technology closes the gap
Discover the technology in action
Who are we:
75 years in aviation. From the air-to-ground backbone to today’s digital partner.
Proven impact. 40+ airlines already save 97,802t fuel and 308,000t CO₂ each year with our solutions.
Ready for SAF. We’re expanding that know-how to cover your full decarbonization roadmap.
People behind what we do
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Igor Dimnik, VP Product Igor leads the product team at SITA and puts sustainability right at the heart of everything they build. He’s passionate about building practical, data-driven tools that help airlines reduce emissions and operate more efficiently. |
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Pierre Laporte, Head of Analytics and Data Intelligence Pierre is the visionary behind our sustainability tools. He’s exploring how AI and machine learning can help airlines make smarter, greener decisions and he’s making sure the technology is ready for what’s next. |
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Ashraf Hoseini, Environmental Strategy Lead Ashi is our go-to expert when it comes to turning sustainability needs into smart product features. She listens closely to what airlines are asking for and makes sure those needs are reflected in the solutions we deliver. |
Built on interviews with airline sustainability teams, this report spotlights their four biggest SAF challenges and shows the practical steps and purpose-built airline tools that solve them.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a low-carbon alternative to traditional jet fuel that helps reduce aviation carbon emissions. It’s produced from renewable sources like biomass, waste oils, and municipal solid waste.
SAF plays a key role in decarbonizing the aviation industry by lowering CO2 emissions and helping airlines meet aviation sustainability and net-zero targets mandated by organizations like EASA and ReFuelEU.
Aviation regulations such as the ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative and EASA Air Operations rules require airlines to progressively increase SAF usage, report emissions, and maintain compliance using certified sustainability and fuel tracking systems.
Airlines can use aviation compliance monitoring software and digital sustainability platforms to replace spreadsheets, track SAF purchases, monitor carbon offsets, and stay compliant with SAF mandates and international regulations.
Key challenges include SAF’s high cost, limited supply, and complex certification requirements. Airlines also face issues in data reporting, emissions verification, and aligning internal systems with evolving international air transport regulations.
SITA Eco Mission and OptiFlight are purpose-built airline sustainability solutions that help carriers monitor, reduce, and report fuel burn and carbon emissions.
Eco Mission focuses on regulatory compliance, SAF tracking, and emission reduction costs, while OptiFlight delivers in-flight trajectory optimization recommendations to save fuel and reduce emissions, contributing directly to aviation sustainability goals.
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