Jet Aviation to Supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Basel, Switzerland with World Fuel Services
Basel is the 12th Jet Aviation facility worldwide to offer SAF.
(Basel, Switzerland) General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary Jet Aviation announced today that it has signed an agreement with World Kinect Corporation (NYSE: WKC) -owned World Fuel Services to provide sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its site in Basel, Switzerland; Basel will become the 12th Jet Aviation facility to offer on-site SAF.
Photo of a Jet Aviation SAF truck courtesy of Jet Aviation.
SAF will be permanently available at Jet Aviation Basel for all flights departing the site, including maintenance and completion redeliveries, and test flights, according to today’s press release from Jet Aviation.
“This is a fantastic achievement, and we are incredibly proud to bring SAF to Basel for the first time,” says Jeremie Caillet, president. “As our global headquarters and largest maintenance site, as well as home to our VIP completions business, Basel is central to our network. Making SAF available for customers here reinforces our commitment to working together with our partners to continue increasing access to SAF as part of our contribution towards the industry’s efforts for a more sustainable future.”
Per Jet Aviation, the company in 2020 became the first to bring SAF to Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. Since that time, it has also provided on-site supplies of SAF in Geneva during EBACE 2022, 2023, and 2024.
SAF is also available on-site at the company’s locations in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Singapore, Van Nuys, California, Bozeman, Montana, and Scottsdale, Arizona, and via Book & Claim anywhere in the world. The company recently announced that it will be introducing SAF in Dallas, Texas, Houston, Texas, Palm Beach, Florida, Bedford, Massachusetts, Teterboro, New Jersey, as of January 2025, with plans to also provide SAF at its new FBO in Miami-Opa Locka, Florida, upon operation.
Jet Aviation maintains approximately 4,000 employees and 50 locations worldwide; the company’s offerings include aircraft management, sales, charter and completions; defense; FBO; maintenance and staffing.
