Salvador Bahia Airport, part of the VINCI Airports network, has taken another important step in its sustainability agenda by expanding the use of cleaner fuel in airport operations.
Since December 2025, two daily flights departing from Salvador have been operating with a mixture composed of 10% pure SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) and 90% conventional fossil fuel, the highest percentage ever made available in Brazilian aviation.
This operation is expected to continue until December 2026, aiming to meet the targets established by the Future Fuel Law, which foresees a minimum adoption of 1% SAF from 2027 onwards.
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Throughout 2026, the total volume fuelled should reach 5,000 cubic metres.
According to the gateway, this initiative strengthens its decarbonisation strategy and will help ensure Salvador Bahia maintains its Level 5 status in ACI’s Airport Carbon Accreditation programme.
Alessandra Reis, environmental manager at VINCI Airports in Brazil, said: “The adoption of more sustainable fuels reinforces our commitment to reducing emissions and building an increasingly efficient operation aligned with the transformations of global aviation.
“This initiative is aligned with VINCI Airports’ global commitments, which have clear goals to reduce its emissions by 66% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, contributing to the environmental transformation of the aviation sector.”
In addition to air operations, the airport has also begun studies to test the use of biodiesel in operational equipment at the terminal. If the results are positive, the expectation is to gradually expand the initiative to the entire operational fleet.
