ITA Airways Launches Its Fly with SAF Program, Signing Its First Agreement with DB Schenker Italy

(ITA Airways/DB Schenker) • ITA Airways launches its Fly with SAF program, signing its first agreement with DB Schenker Italy.
• ITA Airways and DB Schenker join their forces to develop the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The program offers freight forwarders and shippers the possibility of supporting the purchase of SAF and thus reducing their CO2 emissions while shipping their goods, making customers choose their level of commitment.
• Sustainability is a pillar of ITA Airways business plan. The ambitious fleet renewal plan and the other initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions support ITA Airways’ challenging goal: to become the greenest airline in Europe in 2026, with 80% of new generation aircraft which, with 25% lower fuel consumption, allow a significant reduction in CO2 emissions.
• DB Schenker, leading provider of global logistics and transportation services, is implementing sustainability as a core of its business practices, from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to sustainable growth and aim at reducing its carbon footprint as well as developing new products and collaborating with its suppliers and partners. In its key markets, DB Schenker engages with its partners to drive sustainable goals.
• DB Schenker, sharing the goal of making an increasingly greener and more responsible aviation, is therefore joining ITA Airways’ FLY with SAF program, concretely participating in the procurement of SAF, supporting the higher cost of ecological fuel, compared to conventional fuel.

ITA Airways and DB Schenker Italy have signed their first Fly with SAF agreement, launching the airline program, aiming at involving freight forwarders and shippers in the purchasing of SAF – Sustainable Aviation Fuel, thus contributing to achieve mutual objectives of CO2 emissions’ reduction.

Sustainability is a pillar of ITA Airways business plan, to be pursued, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by achieving ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) objectives and by contributing to the sustainable progress of civil aviation. Contributing with concrete actions to the decarbonization of the environment is, in fact, a substantial commitment of ITA Airways’ "Sustainability Manifesto".

ITA Airways has developed the Fly with SAF program aimed at reducing the environmental impact of its flights. To this end, the increasingly consistent introduction of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in operational standards is essential.

SAF is a biofuel produced from waste materials of various origins and is capable to reduce CO2 emissions by around 80%.

The involvement of an ever-increasing number of players in the logistics chain in purchasing and procurement operations is progressively accelerating the use of this innovative fuel, which is currently more expensive and less available than conventional jet fuel.

DB Schenker, sharing the goal of making an increasingly greener and more responsible aviation, is therefore joining ITA Airways’ FLY with SAF program, concretely participating in the procurement of SAF, supporting the higher cost of ecological fuel, compared to conventional fuel. This why DB Schenker Italy has decided to collaborate with ITA in the usage of SAF - Sustainable Logistic Fuel. This collaboration will be fundamental to the development of transportation for all customers, specifically the Fashion ones who require – more and more often – the use of green
transports, in accordance with their own sustainability policies.

About ITA Airways
ITA Airways is a company totally owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance for the exercise of business in the air transport sector. ITA Airways aims at creating an efficient and innovative air carrier that will become a reference point in providing Italy with quality connectivity both in terms of international destinations thus boosting tourism and foreign trade, and within the Country, also taking advantage of the train-air integrated mobility.

ITA Airways will place the best customer service at the center of its strategy (through a strong digitization of processes that ensure a best-in-class experience and personalized services), combined with sustainability, in its environmental (new green and technologically advanced aircraft, use of sustainable fuels), social (equality and inclusion for a gender-neutral company) and governance (integration of sustainability into internal strategies and processes) aspects. ITA Airways operates in cargo and mail transportation using the bellies of its passenger aircraft. Company’s freight hub is located at Rome Fiumicino Airport. The geographical coverage is capillary also thanks to the integration with an effective road feeder service. ITA Airways offers freight carriers a best-in-class product in terms of flight times and regularity of services to and from the Italian market. The Company is also positioned, thanks to its geographic position at important cargo traffic flows between the East and West of the world, thus being able to offer premium connectivity, as for example from Japan to South America. The enhancement of this asset, thanks to a wide range of transport solutions for special products, including pharma product, also passes through the development of digital distribution, a pillar of ITA Airways' Cargo development plan, besides quality and sustainability. The aim is to build an offer that provides its customers with quality services in a fast and efficient way and with ever greater control over shipments.

About DB Schenker
With around 76,100 employees at more than 1,850 locations in over 130 countries, DB Schenker is one of the world’s
leading logistics providers. The company operates land, air, and ocean transportation services, and it also offers comprehensive solutions for logistics and global supply chain management from a single source. In 2022, DB Schenker
has celebrated its 150th company anniversary. To reach its ambitious goal of climate-neutrality until 2040, the logistics
service provider continuously invests in innovative transport solutions, renewable energies, and carbon-neutral products for its customers.

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