Friday, June 7, 2024 Emirates has become the first international airline to join the Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany (aireg). The airline announced its membership at the ILA Berlin 2024 during an official signing ceremony, marking a pivotal step in its commitment to enhance the sustainability of its operations and promote the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Through this partnership, Emirates aims to boost the production of locally sourced SAF in Germany, adding to its array of SAF-related endeavors initiated recently.
The agreement with aireg was formalized in Berlin by Volker Greiner, Emirates Vice President North & Central Europe, and Siegfried Knecht, Chairman of the Executive Board of aireg, in the presence of Dr. Anna Christmann, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy. Sir Tim Clark, Emirates’ President commented on the new partnership with aireg: “We’re very pleased to become a member of aireg, and contribute to Germany’s efforts to build its capacities to become a centre for SAF production.
Our industry requires large quantities of sustainable aviation fuel at a commercially viable cost, yet the shortage persists. Ramping up and furthering technologies for the production of SAF requires the partnership and support from multiple stakeholders and we are confident that aireg will lead in this regard.” Siegfried Knecht, Chairman of the Executive Board of aireg, thankfully acknowledged the partnership between .
