FedEx Expands SAF Use

Carrier adds new U.S. airports to blended fuel network while industry weighs challenges.

Matt Ryan

Tuesday, February 03, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET

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Zach Vasile

A FedEx Boeing 757 jet [Credit: Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

FedEx significantly expanded its use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2025, adding Dallas-Fort Worth and JFK to its list of major U.S. airports and securing agreements for approximately 5 million gallons equivalent.
This expansion is part of FedEx's broader sustainability strategy, which has already achieved a 30 percent reduction in aircraft emissions intensity from a 2005 baseline.
Despite FedEx's efforts, the global aviation industry faces significant challenges in SAF adoption, including projected slow production growth (less than 1% of total jet fuel demand by 2026), high costs, and supply constraints.
Policies in the U.S. (e.g., Clean Fuel Production Credit) and Europe (ReFuelEU Aviation) aim to stimulate SAF uptake, though supply issues remain a major obstacle.

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Fed Ex announced last week that it expanded its use of sustainable aviation fuel toward the end of 2025, adding Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW) and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) to its growing list of U.S. locations receiving blended SAF.

With those additions, the company used the fuel at five major U.S. airports during the year, securing agreements totaling the equivalent of about 5 million gallons of neat SAF. FedEx said deliveries at KDFW and KJFK are being supplied through World Fuel Services at a minimum 30 percent blend.