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Sustainable Aviation Futures Congress

The leading international gathering on sustainable aviation fuel and aviation decarbonisation. Two days bringing SAF producers, feedstock suppliers, airlines, OEMs, regulators, and the finance community together — the focal point for the commercial reality behind the aviation industry's net-zero commitments.

June 15–17, 2026Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, Netherlands~1,500 attendees

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What to expect

Sustainable Aviation Futures Congress is the de facto annual focal point for the commercial conversation around aviation decarbonisation. Programming covers SAF feedstock economics (HEFA, alcohol-to-jet, power-to-liquid, e-fuels), production scaling, the EU's ReFuelEU Aviation mandate and equivalents (US SAF Grand Challenge, UK SAF Mandate, ICAO CORSIA), feedstock-to-airline contracting, hydrogen aviation, battery-electric for short-haul training, and the finance structures funding the SAF supply chain build-out. The exhibit floor pulls in SAF producers (Neste, SkyNRG, Gevo, LanzaJet, World Energy), feedstock suppliers, airlines with announced offtake agreements, OEMs (Airbus, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, GE), regulators (EASA, FAA, ICAO), and a substantial cleantech-investor contingent. For pilot training schools, the most directly relevant content sits in the electric and battery-aviation track and the SAF-for-training-fleets discussion.

Quick facts

Dates

June 15–17, 2026

Location

Beurs van Berlage
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Estimated attendance

~1,500

Exhibitors

~80

Registration

from EUR 1,795 commercial pass; airline / SAF producer passes available at concessionary rates

Languages

Regulatory focus

EASA

Also known as

SAF Congress, Sustainable Aviation Futures, SAF Investor Forum, Sustainable Aviation Futures Congress 2026

Who attends

SAF producers and feedstock suppliers, airline sustainability and fuel-procurement leadership, OEMs (Airbus, Boeing, engine manufacturers), EASA / FAA / ICAO regulatory representatives, cleantech investors and aviation finance providers, sustainability consultancies, and a growing contingent of training-fleet operators evaluating SAF and electric pathways.

Why flight schools attend

Direct fit is selective and concentrated in two tracks: the electric and battery-aviation track (relevant for schools evaluating Pipistrel Velis-class electric trainers and successor platforms), and the SAF-for-training-fleets discussion (still in early stages but the regulatory environment around training fleets and Scope 1 emissions reporting is firming up). Schools without an explicit sustainability strategy generally find more direct value at AERO Friedrichshafen or NTAS — Sustainable Aviation Futures is for schools where decarbonisation has already become a board-level question.

Frequently Asked Questions

Selectively. The directly relevant content is in the electric and battery-aviation track (Pipistrel Velis and successor electric trainers) and the still-early SAF-for-training-fleets discussion. Schools without an explicit sustainability strategy or board-level decarbonisation pressure generally find more practical value at AERO Friedrichshafen or NTAS.

Same franchise, different geography. The Amsterdam edition is the European anchor — heavy EU regulatory content (ReFuelEU Aviation), European SAF producers, and EASA representation. The Americas Congress (typically held in Houston) is US-anchored with FAA, SAF Grand Challenge, and US-producer focus. Operators with global footprints sometimes attend both; most attend the one closest to their fleet base.

Sustainable Aviation Futures Congress 2026 runs June 15-17 2026 at Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam. The event continues its Amsterdam residency. Confirmed dates and registration are published via safcongress.com.

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