Boeing is dedicated to responsible and resilient growth in aerospace. We continue to support our customers and stakeholders around the globe in pursuit of their sustainability ambitions, including reaching the industry’s 2050 net zero goal and the Australian Jet Zero Council’s mandate to reduce aviation emissions domestically.
Boeing is accelerating progress by bringing together key players from aviation, finance, policy and energy and building on our legacy of innovation which will shape the future of flight. Our multi-faceted approach includes our work on fleet renewal, advanced technologies, operational efficiencies, renewable energy and carbon removals.
In addition, we’re also focused on offering data-driven solutions including the Boeing Cascade Climate Impact Model, a data modeling and visualization tool that leverages publicly available flight traffic and energy data to assess the future of aviation. (See Australia’s outlook for aviation through 2050.)
In Australia and New Zealand we are working in partnership with multiple stakeholders in industry, academia and government to enable responsible and resilient growth in aviation while reducing its climate impact. Boeing and Virgin Australia released an activity report detailing key activities undertaken together throughout the 2024 financial year (1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024) under our Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focused on sustainability initiatives. The MoU recognises the ability of both Boeing and Virgin Australia to leverage their significant Australian operational footprints to amplify and accelerate sustainability-related outcomes.
The 'Enabling aviation sector decarbonisation through SAF accounting' report, produced in collaboration with Virgin Australia, explores market based accounting approaches that provide a pathway for domestic airlines to account SAF used in non-Australian domestic flights. This research contributes to meeting Scope 1 emissions reduction obligations under Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism.
Boeing and CSIRO released a SAF Roadmap in August 2023 to explore how Australia can establish itself as a leading SAF producer in the Asia Pacific region. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Roadmap builds consensus on developing an Australian sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, including identifying opportunities to produce and scale production using Australian feedstocks. You can read more about the Roadmap below, in the news release, or from our CSIRO partners.
Significant strides have been made in sustainable aviation across Australia since our joint Roadmap with CSIRO. Our new Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) State of Play report for Australia details the domestic and global decarbonisation progress through advancing SAF.
The 2025 New Zealand SAF Study measures the economic impacts of using sustainable aviation fuel in New Zealand and introducing domestic production. The research also provides actions to progress the country’s commitment to SAF.
