Aberdeen International welcomes first supply of SAF

Aberdeen International Airport has received its first commercial delivery of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The SAF was delivered by Air bp and will be blended with traditional jet fuel for Bristow flights to bp’s North Sea offshore operations.
bp is the first North Sea operator to voluntarily commit to an ongoing supply of SAF for its North Sea flights, helping to decarbonise the transport to its offshore operations.
Mark Beveridge, operations director at the airport, said: “This is an important announcement for Aberdeen International Airport and the north-east of Scotland.
“It is recognised globally that SAF will play a major role in making jet zero aviation a reality and SAF has the potential to significantly reduce UK aviation emissions. bp’s decision to make SAF commercially available at Aberdeen is a significant moment.
“There is a real opportunity for Aberdeen to help drive a domestic SAF industry here in the UK and in doing so, we can support the decarbonisation of the oil and gas sector transport."
In 2021, Bristow, bp’s helicopter operator of its North Sea flights, completed one of the first SAF-powered flights in the UKCS flying an S-92 helicopter from Aberdeen International Airport to installations operated by bp.
“We are strong advocates of the use of SAF in the aviation industry. We believe its adoption is an important element in achieving the industry’s aim of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. We’re pleased that we have supplied SAF for our offshore flights through our longstanding relationship with Bristow and are excited by its potential to help us decarbonise the transport to our offshore operations,” said Yasmin McCulloch, aviation operations lead, bp.