White Desert
White Desert is an airline in sustainable aviation fuel, based in South Africa. It is named in 1 agreement on the SAFxCHANGE record in 2026, having bought from 1 producer or supplier. 1 of them was found in the news and is not yet checked against the announcement.
Antarctic tourism operator that signed long-term offtake agreement for sustainable aviation fuel supply.
Where White Desert sits, from feedstock to flight
- Feedstock
- Technology
- Production Fuel producer
- Supply and delivery
- Airports
- Flight Airline
Who White Desert trades with each line one counterparty, as thick as the number of agreements, coloured by its place in the value chain
Bought from
- Sasol 1
The agreements 1, newest first
| Year | Producer | Buyer | Supplier | Volume, million litres | Term, years | Deliveries from | Signed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sasol | White Desert | 100 a year, the plant's | 2026 | airport supply | unverified | announcement |
People the news names at White Desert in their business roles
- Chester FosterExecutive for Antarctic Operations · 1 mention, latest 2026-10-14
- Patrick WoodheadCEO and Founder · 1 mention, latest 2026-09-15
In the news the latest 8 items naming White Desert
- 2026-10-14 White Desert Signs Long-Term Offtake Agreement With Sasol For Sustainable Aviation Fuel at AEW 2026 African Energy Week
- 2026-09-17 South Africa prepares Antarctic flights with used-oil SAF — OilPrice UA.NEWS
- 2026-09-17 Luxury flights to Antarctica may soon run on used cooking oil Indulge Express
- 2026-09-16 Sasol to supply sustainable aviation fuel to Antarctic tourism expedition company EWN
- 2026-09-16 South Africa turns used cooking oil into jet fuel for $120,000 luxury flights to Antarctica Business Insider Africa
- 2026-09-15 From frier to flyer: How Sasol’s used cooking oil is fuelling luxury tours to Antarctica News24
- 2026-09-15 Sasol and White Desert launch landmark commercial Sustainable Aviation Fuel partnership from Cape Town to Antarctica | Sasol
- 2026-09-15 Sasol to Supply Tour Operator White Desert With Sustainable Aviation Fuel Yahoo Finance
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A company page draws on the SAFxCHANGE record: the agreement table (2013 to late 2023), the plants table (December 2023) and what the reader has found in the news since, marked unverified until checked. The categories follow the SAFxCHANGE value-chain map; they were assigned from the company's role in the deals and plants and from what is written about it, and a company can fill more than one. Names are matched by their words, so a company recorded under two very different names may show on two pages. Cite as: eFlight SAFxCHANGE, White Desert: sustainable aviation fuel agreements, plants and people, https://eflight.com/saf/company/white-desert, retrieved 2026-10-18. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].