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European airlines are preparing to challenge EU regulations regarding synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) set to take effect in 2030. The industry claims that the availability of eSAF is nearly nonexistent and that prices are excessively high.

This announcement is scheduled for an Airlines for Europe (A4E) conference, which includes airlines such as Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, and Ryanair. Current EU mandates require 2% of fuel to be sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2025, rising to 6% by 2030, with a specific eSAF requirement of 1.2% by 2030, increasing to 5% by 2035. Airlines are also discussing the possibility of scrapping the eSAF mandate entirely due to production concerns.