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Sustainable aviation fuel

Recognizing the importance and urgency of SAF, we have set a goal to replace 10% of our jet fuel use with SAF in 2030. In 2024, we used 2.9 million gallons of neat SAF on our flights, a 9.7% increase over 2023, but still an insignificant volume in the context of the SAF we need to achieve our goal. We believe that governments have an important role to play, via tax policy, in creating incentives for SAF production, and we believe there is a clear need for the combined efforts of the private and public sectors to further scale SAF at cost-competitive prices for commercial use.

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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 reductions of at least 50%, inclusive of estimated indirect land use change, compared with conventional jet fuel.

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SAF offtake at Chicago O'Hare

American has executed a one-year offtake agreement with Valero to take delivery of up to 10 million gallons of SAF at O'Hare International Airport, starting in June 2025. This agreement is supported by an Illinois policy that provides a purchase credit for airlines based on their jet fuel tax liability across a 10-year timeframe.

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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 late 2023, in partnership with Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, we were the first airline to sign a long-term offtake agreement with Infinium. Infinium is producing eSAF by converting waste CO2, water and green electricity into clean-burning aviation fuel.

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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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