Australia’s largest commercial importation of SAF lands in Sydney

Australia marked a milestone this week when it received nearly two million litres of unblended Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), the largest commercial importation of SAF it had ever received. 

The fuel was imported by Australian petroleum company Ampol from Malaysia to its facility in Kurnell, New South Wales on May 7, 2025. 

The SAF is currently being blended with conventional aviation fuel before testing and certification so that it can be distributed into the supply chain of Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD). It will then be used on flights departing from Sydney Airport over the coming weeks.

Major SAF Milestone Achieved Sydney Airport, in collaboration with @Qantas and @AmpolAustralia, have marked the largest ever commercial importation of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) into Australia.Nearly two million litres of SAF have arrived and are being prepared for… pic.twitter.com/1TI2YjHm0i— Sydney Airport (@SydneyAirport) May 13, 2025 Once blended at a ratio of approximately 18%, Qantas and Sydney Airport said the fuel could power the equivalent of 900 flights from SYD Airport to Auckland Airport (AKL) on Qantas and Jetstar’s Boeing 737 aircraft. This would reduce the resulting carbon emissions from those flights by a total estimated 3,400 tons.

The estimated reduction is roughly equivalent to the annual emissions generated by 800 cars, Qantas said.

In 2023, Qantas established the SAF Coalition which consists of 15 leading Australian and global companies, all supporting the use of SAF at scale to help reduce their air travel and freight emissions.

Sydney Airport said that if established, domestic SAF production has the potential to contribute approximately AU$13 Billion (US$ 8.4 Billion) in GDP annually by 2040, while supporting nearly 13,000 jobs in the feedstock supply chain and creating 5,000 new jobs to construct and run the facilities.

“The creation of a domestic sustainable aviation fuel industry is key to our efforts towards the decarbonization of aviation, increasing Australia’s fuel security and creating thousands of new jobs across our economy,” Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson said in a statement.

“Today’s announcement is a proud moment for Qantas and demonstrates the demand that exists for more sustainable travel. As the national carrier, we have a role to play in reducing the impact of air travel on the environment, but we can’t do it alone. We pick up 70% of our fuel in Australia so we’re looking forward to working closely with the government to chart the next course for SAF in Australia. The alignment of industry and government will be critical to establishing and scaling an industry here,” Hudson added.

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