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Sustainable aviation fuel

Purchasing and helping scale SAF production is a core part of American’s climate strategy this decade, and we have set a goal to replace 10% of our jet fuel use with SAF in 2030. To help achieve that, we’ve signed commitments with multiple SAF producers and are leveraging our capital to invest in new, lower-carbon technologies. However, SAF is not yet available at the scale or price needed to be a feasible alternative for widespread commercial use — and achieving that will require the combined efforts of the private and public sectors.

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Our SAF sourcing principles

In determining what SAF to source for our operations, we apply key standards for sustainability, including requiring life cycle GHG emissions of at least 50% relative to conventional jet fuel.

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Breakthrough Energy Catalyst

American is helping advance the SAF market as an anchor partner of Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, a groundbreaking program within the larger Breakthrough Energy network that is working to accelerate the development and commercialization of critical technologies for decarbonization, including SAF.

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Raising the bar on SAF

American is working to secure the supply of SAF we’ll need to achieve our goals. In 2023, we entered into a firm offtake agreement with Infinium, which is producing eSAF by converting waste CO2, water and renewable power into clean-burning aviation fuel. In parallel, Breakthrough Energy Catalyst announced a commitment to invest in Infinium’s eFuels facility.

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Visit our Resource Center for links to numerous American Airlines documents, policies, webpages and other sources of information about our company’s approach on various sustainability topics.

Sustainability at American Airlines

Our annual sustainability report details American’s approach to managing our priority sustainability issues, along with highlights of our progress and performance during the year.
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