Eva Air, AIT, Microsoft in SAF deal to cut air freight CO2

Taiwan's Eva Air has signed a memorandum of understanding with freight forwarder AIT Worldwide Logistics to expand a sustainable aviation fuel program that will deliver roughly 15,000 metric tons of Scope 3 emissions reductions to Microsoft in the first year, the airline said Aug. 25 in a statement.

The two-year collaboration, signed in Taipei, will see Eva Air supply Microsoft with SAF environmental attributes tied to flights departing Taiwan, helping the technology company offset emissions from air transport of its cloud infrastructure equipment, according to the statement.

The fuel underpinning the deal is produced by Formosa Petrochemical from used cooking oil and is certified under the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification system for both feedstock and production process, the companies said.

Compared with conventional jet fuel, it delivers about 80% lower lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, according to the statement.

The associated environmental attributes will be issued and retired through the ISCC Credit Transfer System, an internationally recognized registry, enabling Microsoft to account for the resulting Scope 3 reductions, the companies said.

Microsoft committed in 2020 to becoming carbon negative by 2030 and has continued investing in SAF and other measures to cut emissions across its value chain, according to the statement.

Eva Air has incorporated SAF into flights departing Asia, Europe and North America since 2025 and has signed a five-year SAF procurement agreement with Formosa Petrochemical, the companies said.

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, assessed sustainable aviation fuel HEFA-SPK FOB Straits at $2,487.25/metric ton Aug. 25, down $10/mt from Aug. 24.