ADR: Fiumicino first airport in Italy to make sustainable aviation fuel available
Fiumicino airport is the first airport in Italy to make SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) available, a blend of traditional Jet with a biogenic component, the latter capable of reducing CO2 emissions by 60-90%.
Thanks to the strategic agreement signed between ADR and Eni, the new ITA company has been able to use SAF on some flights from the first day of operations. It is a further acceleration of Aeroporti di Roma in terms of sustainability after Fiumicino airport obtained, as the first airport in Europe, the highest certification Airport Carbon Accreditation 4+ "Transition" issued by ACI Europe, in line with the goal of eliminating its greenhouse gas emissions already by 2030, well in advance of the original sector targets, declared last year and set in the Sustainability-Linked Bond issued last April.
The agreement with Eni, which allowed SAF to be distributed in record time in Fiumicino with a view to further dissemination in the short term, provides for the definition of a joint programme for the development of sustainable mobility services and distribution to end customers, as well as for the decarbonisation of land vehicles and energy integration projects, in line with the most advanced transition and digitalisation models.
"The decarbonisation of the sector" said CEO of Aeroporti di Roma, Marco Troncone - is an absolute priority, and immediate answers and concrete actions are needed: for the reduction of air traffic emissions the answer today is SAF and, thanks to the partnership with Eni, its diffusion begins today in Fiumicino. We are happy that ITA represents a new element also on the green front, with the use of SAF in Fiumicino as early as on the day of its debut. It is a significant sign of the desire to implement innovative, sustainable and truly effective solutions for the recovery of a strategic sector for our territory and for the Country. The challenge now is to ensure that the supply of sustainable fuel can soon be an option available to all carriers that request it: to this end, it will be essential to put in place an incentive policy for a rapid increase in production and to guarantee cost levels that are compatible with the market."