FedEx is significantly expanding its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) procurement in the United States, with new agreements expected to secure more than 20 million gallons of neat SAF through 2027.
The agreements cover FedEx operations at five major U.S. airports: Newark Liberty International Airport, Oakland International Airport, Miami International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Depending on the location, the SAF will be delivered at blend ratios ranging from 30% to 50%.
The expanded procurement supports FedEx’s broader objective of sourcing 30% of its jet fuel from blended alternative sources by 2030, while increasing the availability and use of SAF throughout its U.S. air network.
“The latest agreements represent an expansion of SAF within the FedEx air network enabled, in part, by state and federal level incentives,” said Greg Paulus, Vice President of Enterprise Sourcing.
FedEx has already been building its SAF procurement base. Since 2025, the company has secured approximately 5 million gallons of neat SAF through agreements that have supported the deployment of 16.5 million gallons of blended SAF across five U.S. airports.
Under the latest agreements, SAF blends are expected to represent a significant portion of FedEx’s jet fuel consumption at those five locations, further integrating alternative fuel into the company’s aviation operations.
Karen Blanks Ellis, Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Environmental Affairs at FedEx, described SAF as a key element of the company’s emissions-reduction strategy.
“SAF is one of the most impactful decarbonization solutions available to aviation today and an important part of our approach to reducing emissions. For the market to grow, supply needs to be reliable, affordable, and sustainable. Expanding our procurement allows us to employ more SAF in our network while bolstering the demand for greater production and scale,” she said.
The new agreements will extend SAF use across the wider FedEx network as demand for the fuel continues to grow. As the SAF market develops, FedEx said it will continue exploring opportunities to increase adoption wherever supply, infrastructure and economics can support the operational needs of its air network.
