News / Strong interest in sustainable aviation fuel, despite the high price

Pioneering forwarders and airlines are taking early steps on the long road to carbon-neutral airfreight.

With the start of the summer schedule on 28 March, DB Schenker will offer clients a CO2-neutral airfreight service, in collaboration with Lufthansa Cargo.

This will cover a weekly flight on the Frankfurt-Shanghai route with one of the airline’s 777-200 freighters.

The flight is powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), made predominantly from biomass like recyclable vegetable and cooking oils. SAF can also be added to conventional kerosene ...