JAL (Joint Release) Domestically-produced SAF now in service at Haneda Airport

【JAL】 (Joint release) Practical domestic SAF begins delivery at Haneda Airport ​
JAL Press release: July 8, 2025 (Joint release) Practical domestic SAF begins supply at Haneda Airport ～Through the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s initiative to promote the use of domestically produced SAF, further expansion of its use～
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30684/1273/30684-1273-5d51c79282b9089a9d6de50c1899129a-1086×99.png July 8, 2025 JGC Holdings Corporation (Fry to Fly Project Secretariat) Tokyo All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. JGC Holdings Corporation (Chairman and CEO: Sato JGC Holdings, Inc. (Head Office: Tokyo Metropolitan Government), All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Shinichi Inoue, hereinafter “ANA”), and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (President and Group CEO: Mitsuko Tottori, hereinafter “JAL”) have been working on various initiatives as part of the “Fry to Fly Project,” which aims to realize a world where aircraft fly on domestically produced SAF made from waste cooking oil. We are pleased to announce that domestically produced SAF, mass-produced at a refinery in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, using waste cooking oil collected by JGC Holdings in cooperation with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government as part of the Fry to Fly Project, has begun to be supplied to scheduled passenger flights departing from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport). In the Fry to Fly Project, JGC Holdings and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government launched the “Tokyo Fry to Fly Project” in March 2024 to promote the collection of used cooking oil, which has led to a change in awareness and behavior among Tokyo residents. Starting in May 2025, the Tokyo 2025 World Championships in Athletics will see the launch of a “Household Oil Collection Campaign.” In addition to setting up collection points for household oil in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and in
municipalities, Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships Athlete Ambassador Shinka Kitaguchi will be used to promote collection, in order to further raise awareness of SAF and change the behavior of Tokyo residents (*1). In addition to promoting the collection of used cooking oil, Tokyo is also the first in the country to launch a “Domestic SAF Utilization Promotion Project” that subsidizes the price difference between domestic and overseas SAF in order to ensure a stable supply of domestic SAF (*2). The SAF we supply is mass-produced by SAFFAIRE SKY ENERGY LLC, the first Japanese SAF manufacturer to obtain ISCC CORSIA certification (an international certification for sustainable products), at the only SAF manufacturing facility in Japan (located within the Cosmo Oil Sakai Works in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture) and with a proven “environmental value.” We have been making progress step by step, with Japan’s first large-scale SAF manufacturing facility scheduled to be completed in December 2024 and stable domestic production and supply of SAF to begin in April 2025 (*3).
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30684/1273/30684-1273-9994997a7b01743d52fd38deef8e6da9-1071×358.png (*1) “Household Oil Collection Campaign” Tokyo Metropolitan Government website: https://www.kankyo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/resource/recycle/wastecookingoil/ (*2) “Domestic SAF Utilization Promotion Project” Tokyo Metropolitan Government website:
https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/information/press/2025/05/2025050704 (*3)This project is a subsidized project selected by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization). NEDO homepage: https://www.nedo.go.jp/koubo/FF3_100312.html In the aviation industry, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has set a goal of reducing CO2 emissions from international flights to virtually zero by 2050, and aims to reduce emissions from international aviation by 15% from 2024 onwards compared to 2019 levels. In order to continue accelerating the decarbonization of the aviation industry, we will continue to work together with companies and local governments through the Fry to Fly Project to promote the collection of used cooking oil and the spread of SAF in Japan, with the aim of expanding the use of sustainable aviation fuel. ■About the Fry to Fly Project The “Fry to Fly Project” is a project proposed and organized by JGC Holdings to realize a world where airplanes can fly using SAF made from domestic resources such as waste cooking oil generated at homes and stores. A large amount of waste cooking oil is needed to fully introduce SAF, but currently, most of the waste cooking oil from households is discarded, and it is said that more than 100,000 tons of collected waste cooking oil are exported overseas annually. Participating companies, local governments, and organizations that agree with the purpose of the establishment will work together to promote the collection of waste cooking oil from homes and stores, and in cooperation with local governments, will carry out educational activities on the use of waste cooking oil for SAF, aiming to create opportunities to actively participate in promoting resource
circulation toward decarbonization in Japan. At the start, there were 29 participating members, but the number has now expanded to more than 200 companies, local governments, etc.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30684/1273/30684-1273-e163286f98a681e0947566e2ee449b7d-430×448.png URL:https://www.jgc.com/jp/esg-hsse/initiative/fry-to-fly/ ■SAF (Sustainable Aviation) About Biojet Fuel Sustainable aviation fuel, including biojet fuel. It is produced using biomass fuels such as waste cooking oil and sugarcane, as well as urban waste, and can be used without modifying aircraft or refueling equipment, achieving a reduction of approximately 60-80% over the entire lifecycle from production to use. Reference: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism “Promoting the introduction of carbon neutral SAF in the sky, decarbonization of aircraft operations” URL: https://www.mlit.go.jp/koku/jigyousha.html#saf More *This email has been sent automatically, so please do not reply.