FedEx Announces Introduction of SAF at Two Additional Airports at the End of 2025: Dallas Fort Worth and JFK
In 2025, FedEx deployed blended SAF for the first time at five major U.S. airports.
(Memphis, Tennessee) FedEx (NYSE: FDX) announced yesterday (Jan. 29) that it introduced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at two additional airports towards the end of last year – Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK); with these two additional deployments, FedEx began using blended SAF at a total of five major U.S. airports in 2025, securing the equivalent of five million gallons of neat SAF.
Image of a FedEx airliner courtesy of FedEx.
With respect to DFW and JFK, through an agreement with fuel provider World Fuel Services (WFS), a World Kinect (NYSE: WKC) company, FedEx will receive a total of two million neat gallons of SAF across the two airports, to be delivered as a minimum 30% blend, per yesterday’s press release from FedEx.
With the December 2025 fuel deliveries at Dallas Fort Worth, FedEx became the first airline – cargo or passenger – to begin purchasing SAF at that airport outside of a pilot project, according to FedEx.
“Expanding SAF use by FedEx to include our operations at DFW and JFK caps off a successful year of SAF deployments coast-to-coast,” said Karen Blanks Ellis, chief sustainability officer and vice president of Environmental Affairs, FedEx. “While we know there remains work ahead to procure more SAF and to continue to educate our stakeholders about how alternative fuels fit into our overall aviation sustainability strategy, we are proud of our steps forward in 2025.”
Bradley Hurwitz, senior Vice President, Supply & Trading at World Fuel, said: “World Fuel is committed to expanding the availability of SAF and meeting the sustainability needs of our customers. FedEx’s purchase at DFW and JFK demonstrates how our aviation fuel distribution platform enables carriers to access lower‑carbon fuel options with a robust supply chain designed for flexibility and scale.”
According to FedEx, despite air carrier demand for SAF as part of industry sustainability goals, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is projecting that the growth rate of SAF production worldwide will slow down in 2026.
FedEx maintains a global fleet of more than 700 aircraft. After achieving the goal of a 30% reduction in aircraft emissions intensity from a 2005 baseline in FY24, FedEx expanded the goal to a 40% reduction by 2034, according to the company.
