Titan Aviation Fuels International is offering business aviation operators support in complying with the ReFuelEU mandate.
The mandate, which was introduced in January 2025, requires operators that fly more than 500 flights annually to uplift a 2% SAF blend at designated airports in continental Europe.
Titan is monitoring which airports must supply the 2% SAF, advising operators about when they need to be compliant and enabling them to show their compliance by providing invoices that clearly break out the cost of the 2% uplift.
“We understand that the ReFuelEU mandate is aiming to help the environment, which is important, but it is not a one-size-fits-all regulation,” said Daniel Coetzer, CEO of Titan Aviation International.
“It has changed the fuelling landscape as it seems we are now serving three groups in Europe. Our customers include operators obliged to comply with the mandate, operators that don’t need to uplift the 2% SAF but who don’t have a choice in doing so at many airports, and operators that would like to uplift a higher blend of SAF but cannot find it as the supply isn’t there.”
Titan is also working with operators to identify airports that can provide SAF as needed, as well as airports that can provide regular Jet-A fuel for out-of-scope operators not included in the designated European Union ReFuelEU list.
“It puts out-of-scope operators at a financial disadvantage to have to pay for SAF uplift when they don’t need to,” said Coetzer. “We are noting changes in European flight paths, as these operators fly to a different airport to avoid incurring extra fees. Of course, we want to make sure our customers are complying with the mandate where they must, but equally, we want to be sure our customers have alternative options when they don’t need to comply, particularly as there is no version of a claim-back service as yet.”
The mandate, which was introduced in January 2025, requires operators that fly more than 500 flights annually to uplift a 2% SAF blend at designated airports in continental Europe.
Titan is monitoring which airports must supply the 2% SAF, advising operators about when they need to be compliant and enabling them to show their compliance by providing invoices that clearly break out the cost of the 2% uplift.
“We understand that the ReFuelEU mandate is aiming to help the environment, which is important, but it is not a one-size-fits-all regulation,” said Daniel Coetzer, CEO of Titan Aviation International.
“It has changed the fuelling landscape as it seems we are now serving three groups in Europe. Our customers include operators obliged to comply with the mandate, operators that don’t need to uplift the 2% SAF but who don’t have a choice in doing so at many airports, and operators that would like to uplift a higher blend of SAF but cannot find it as the supply isn’t there.”
Titan is also working with operators to identify airports that can provide SAF as needed, as well as airports that can provide regular Jet-A fuel for out-of-scope operators not included in the designated European Union ReFuelEU list.
“It puts out-of-scope operators at a financial disadvantage to have to pay for SAF uplift when they don’t need to,” said Coetzer. “We are noting changes in European flight paths, as these operators fly to a different airport to avoid incurring extra fees. Of course, we want to make sure our customers are complying with the mandate where they must, but equally, we want to be sure our customers have alternative options when they don’t need to comply, particularly as there is no version of a claim-back service as yet.”
