News / Green fuel: DHL GF steps in as air cargo players ponder the way forward

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“Who is going to pick up the cost of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)?” asked Richard Forson, chief executive of Cargolux, this morning.

“At four to five times the cost of jet fuel, it’s not affordable for airlines. We’d close down within 18 months.”

DHL Global Forwarding appears to agree: today it launched an initiative, with United Cargo, which will see it “contribute” towards the purchase of SAF, which will benefit its own – and its customers’ ? green credentials.

The forwarder will help ...