Asia Pacific Sustainable Aviation Centre and ISCC sign MoU for SAF

The Asia Pacific Sustainable Aviation Centre (APSAC) and ISCC System GmbH (ISCC) have formalized their collaboration with a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at exploring cooperation on sustainability initiatives related to aviation. The agreement was disclosed by Asian Aviation, which notes that the MoU establishes a framework for joint work on assessment and certification activities as part of advancing sustainable aviation practices. The reporting indicates the partnership focuses on cooperation and alignment of sustainability certification in aviation, rather than announcing specific programs or pilots at this time.

Biomass Magazine corroborates the event by describing the MoU as a step toward aligning certification practices for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) certification within the Asia Pacific region and beyond. The report emphasizes the goal of supporting increased SAF use through certified, trusted sustainability criteria and verification across SAF supply chains. While Biomass Magazine highlights certification alignment and sustainability verification, it does not provide concrete project details or timelines.

Asian Aviation’s coverage reiterates that the collaboration is intended to promote sustainability objectives in the Asia-Pacific region and on a global scale, reflecting the international scope of SAF certification efforts. The article stresses that the MoU’s purpose centers on establishing a collaboration framework encompassing assessment and certification activities, with no specific programs or deadlines disclosed. The involved parties identified are APSAC and ISCC System GmbH, with no additional organizations listed as participants within the provided material.

COLlive contributes a separate aviation item to the broader ecosystem of industry news, but its included material does not address APSAC, ISCC, or SAF certification. Instead, COLlive discusses EL AL’s rollout of its 18th Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, named “Am Yisrael Chai” and bearing the registration 4X-EDO, noting arrival from Boeing’s Charleston facility and mission to expand the fleet. The report centers on the aircraft’s arrival and naming, with no further operational details provided in the supplied material.

DHL Group adds context by reporting that DHL has become the first express cargo carrier to implement SAF at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, presenting this deployment as a pioneering step within DHL’s European cargo network and as part of the industry-wide push to decarbonize air-freight operations. The report specifies Paris CDG as the hub for this SAF uptake, framing the achievement as part of broader emissions-reduction efforts in air transport.

The broader set of context notes from DHL Group and related sources situates SAF adoption within a wider sustainability landscape, but the supplied material does not include additional operational specifics about DHL’s Paris CDG SAF deployment beyond the hub designation and the emphasis on decarbonization. Vintage Aviation News provides historical context unrelated to the APSAC-ISCC MoU, recalling a 1950 carrier trial aboard HMS Illustrious to illustrate swept-wing jet development, without tying that history to current SAF initiatives.

WSVN contributes additional aviation-related coverage in the supplied material, mentioning a local community event at Pembroke’s North Perry Airport and general aviation-safety reporting. While these details offer local-interest context, they do not pertain to the APSAC-ISCC MoU or SAF initiatives described in the other sources.

UA.NEWS supplies regional cargo-service context by describing a plan for Ezhou Huahu International Cargo Airport to launch a twice-weekly cargo service connecting via Ethiopia to Brazil and Chile. This report discusses broader cargo logistics and routes but does not address the APSAC-ISCC MoU, SAF certification specifics, or DHL’s SAF deployment at Paris CDG. The supplied material does not indicate any direct linkage between this cargo-development report and the MoU.