SAF shipped to Detroit Metro Airport to be used on Delta Air Lines flights

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) for use on Delta Air Lines flights.
The SAF shipment of more than 7,000 gallons was delivered via existing pipeline directly to DTW this week with the collaboration of many partners.
The SAF batch was initially transported by Shell from Montana Renewables, the largest producer of SAF in North America, to a Buckeye Partners facility in Dearborn, Michigan.
"SAF is the most promising lever we have to decarbonize our industry, however we continue to see that there isn’t enough of it getting produced, especially domestically,” said Amelia DeLuca, chief sustainability officer for Delta Air Lines.
“This SAF shipment represents a huge step forward in proving that we can produce SAF here in the Midwest and seamlessly integrate it into existing fuel supplies – it shows what’s possible when we collaborate across the entire SAF value chain.”
Michigan’s SAF shipment is part of a batch of SAF made from camelina that was also recently shipped to the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International airport for the first time as part of the work of the Minnesota SAF Hub, of which Delta is an anchor partner.
Michigan’s agriculture industry stands to greatly benefit from the expansion of SAF, as locally available feedstocks like waste, used cooking oil, soybeans and corn can be leveraged to produce SAF and other sustainable fuels, potentially boosting the state’s farming economy.
“Last November, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed historic clean energy legislation making Michigan a national leader in the fight against climate change. Approval of my Sustainable Aviation Fuel legislation would help build on this progress by helping drive clean innovation in a global industry,” said Senate Majority Floor Leader Singh (D-East Lansing).
“As we continue developing and embracing clean energy solutions within Michigan’s mobility ecosystem, sustainable aviation fuel at Detroit Metropolitan Airport provides an exciting opportunity for Michigan to help be a part of the aviation industry’s clean energy future,” said Justine Johnson, chief mobility officer for the State of Michigan.