Delta and BCD Travel sign industry-first sustainable fuel agreement

Delta Air Lines and BCD Travel USA LLC have signed the first ever sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) agreement for a travel management company. The agreement helps address emissions from BCD employee travel and, as one of the largest travel management agencies in the world, bolsters the future of sustainability in the travel industry. Amelia DeLuca, Delta’s managing director of sustainability, said: “With this partnership, we are seeing the entirety of the travel industry invested in creating a sustainable future for aviation. “Travel management companies, especially those as globally focused as BCD Travel, are noting the importance of traveling sustainably. No one person or company or country alone can make the impact necessary to put our planet on a sustainable track for the future. This partnership is one way Delta is engaging major stakeholders driving toward their own goals of carbon neutral air travel, so we can make a real and lasting sustainable impact.” The news brings much-needed investment to the SAF market by building industry demand and SAF supply with the goal of decreasing the aviation industry’s reliance on conventional jet fuel. Kathy Jackson, BCD’s vice president and executive chair of sustainability, added: “As one of the largest travel management agencies in the world, we are responsible for helping pave the way for the next generation of travel that helps improve the communities in which we live and work. “It’s part of our mission as a company to help people and companies travel smart and achieve more. And as we grow, we have an obligation to ourselves, our clients and our communities to do so sustainably.”