| Alexander Kueper | vice president of renewable aviation (also Vice President Renewable Aviation, VP of renewable aviation) | Neste, Renewable Aviation business unit at Neste | 46 | 2025-12-01 ReFuelEU: what is it and how will it impact the aviation industry? www.neste.com |
| Joe Biden | President | United States, United States Government, White House | 41 | 2026-09-11 IRS Posts Additional Guidance on Section 45Z Clean Fuel Credit CPA Practice Advisor |
| Julie Kitcher | Chief Sustainability Officer and Communications (also Chief Sustainability Officer, chief sustainability officer) | Airbus | 39 | 2026-10-02 Air Canada, Airbus Launch SAF Initiative https://safariindia.com/ |
| Tom Vilsack | USDA Secretary (also U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, agriculture secretary and former Iowa governor) | U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, United States Department of Agriculture | 34 | 2025-05-27 The ‘Green’ Aviation Fuel That Would Increase Carbon Emissions Yale E360 |
| Guillaume Faury | CEO (also Chief Executive, Chief executive) | Airbus | 31 | 2026-08-26 Top 10: Sustainable Aerospace & Defence Companies Sustainability Magazine |
| Bruno Fichefeux | Head of Future Programmes (also Head of Future Programs, head of future programmes) | Airbus | 29 | 2026-08-07 Airbus and MTU Aero Engines partner to develop/commercialize fully electric hydrogen fu... Hydrocarbon Processing |
| Chris Cooper | Chief Executive Officer (also CEO, chief executive) | XCF Global, Neste, Neste US | 29 | 2026-09-18 XCF Advances toward Renewable Diesel Amid Fuel Volatility ACCESS Newswire |
| Barry Glickman | vice president and general manager of Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions (also Vice President of Honeywell Low Carbon Energy, Vice President and General Manager of Sustainable Technology Solutions) | Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions, Honeywell | 20 | 2026-02-24 Honeywell Process Technology to Help Verso Energy Accelerate eSAF Production Honeywell |
| Ed Mason | CEO (also Chief Executive Officer, chief executive) | Jet Zero Australia, Jet Zero, JetZero | 19 | 2026-09-09 Jet Zero Australia reaches major milestones for Project Ulysses Biofuels International Magazine |
| Julien Manhes | Head of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Carbon Dioxide Removals (also Vice President for Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Carbon Dioxide Removal, Vice President, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Carbon Dioxide Removal Development) | Airbus | 18 | 2026-10-16 IATA: Corporate Buyers Could Support 1.9 Million Tonnes of SAF UzDaily.uz |
| Amy Klobuchar | U.S. Senator (also US Senator, Senator) | U.S. Senate, United States Senate, Senate Sustainable Aviation Caucus | 16 | 2026-10-12 Delta Opens SAF Blending Facility at MSP https://safariindia.com/ |
| Kim Carnahan | Chief Executive Officer (also CEO, CEO of the Center for Green Market Activation and head of SABA secretariat) | Center for Green Market Activation, GMA, Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance | 16 | 2026-09-23 GREEN FUEL FORWARD EXPANDS INDUSTRY ALLIANCE TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL ADOPT... 巴士的報 |
| Donald Trump | President | United States Government, United States, White House | 15 | 2026-10-06 USDA secretary urges states to allow on-road dyed diesel Iowa Capital Dispatch |
| Stefano Ballista | CEO (also Chief Executive Officer, chief executive officer) | Enilive, Eni Sustainable Mobility, Eni | 14 | 2025-11-10 Petronas, partners maintain target 2028 start for Pengerang biorefinery to produce avia... The Edge Malaysia |
| John Podesta | climate czar (also senior advisor to President Joe Biden for clean-energy innovation and implementation) | White House, Biden Administration, Executive Office of the President | 13 | 2025-05-27 The ‘Green’ Aviation Fuel That Would Increase Carbon Emissions Yale E360 |
| Darren Miller | CEO (also chief executive) | Australian Renewable Energy Agency, ARENA, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) | 12 | 2026-07-26 ARENA backs sustainable aviation fuel startup with $32 million Startup Daily |
| Ed Bolen | President and CEO (also president and CEO) | National Business Aviation Association, NBAA, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) | 12 | 2026-05-01 House Bill Pushes SAF Into Federal Biofuels Policy AVweb |
| Matt Gorman | Director of Sustainability (also director of sustainability, Director of Carbon Strategy) | Heathrow, Sustainable Aviation, London Heathrow Airport | 12 | 2026-02-24 UK SAF projects progress as Heathrow increases SAF incentive for airlines GreenAir News |
| Stephen Forshaw | chief representative for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific (also Airbus representative in Australia, Chief Representative for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific) | Airbus, Airbus Australia | 12 | 2026-09-07 Airbus and Qantas back US$21.6 million investment to produce SAF in Australia Aviacionline |
| Jeremy Baines | CEO (also Chief Executive Officer, President and CEO) | Tidewater Renewables, Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd., Neste US | 11 | 2026-08-13 Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. announces second quarter 2026 results, oper... BOE Report |
| Michael Sargeant | Vice President Americas, Renewable Aviation business unit | Neste, Renewable Aviation business unit at Neste | 11 | 2023-10-01 Neste and Viva Aerobus Sign New Purchase Agreement for Sustainable Aviation Fuel hydrocarbonprocessing.com |
| Adrian Binks | chairman and chief executive (also CEO, Chairman and Chief Executive) | Argus Media | 10 | 2026-08-03 Argus launches SAF emissions reduction indexes and economics calculator PR Newswire |
| Julia Fidler | Environmental Sustainability Fuel and Materials Decarbonization Lead (also Executive Director, environmental sustainability fuel and materials decarbonization lead) | Microsoft, Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials | 10 | 2026-03-30 Regional SAF News March 2026 GreenAir News |
| Angie Craig | | U.S. House of Representatives, House of Representatives, U.S. Government | 9 | 2024-03-31 Sustainable Aviation Fuel's Carbon Footprint Analysis Still Pending, Affecting Farm Country startribune.com |
| Ben Owens | | Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions, Honeywell | 9 | 2022-03-01 Honeywell and bp Sign Licensing Agreement for Ecofining Technology biofuels-news.com |
| Chris Bowen | Energy Minister (also federal minister for climate change and energy, Federal Climate Change and Energy Minister) | Australian Government | 9 | 2026-10-05 Australia should learn the lesson on hydrogen’s defence value from India Defence Connect |
| Dr. Pramod Chaudhari | Chairman (also Founder Chairman, Executive Chairman) | Praj Industries | 9 | 2025-11-18 Allied Biofuels, Praj Industries sign MoU to build Central Asia’s largest ethanol refin... Daryo |
| Duncan McCourt | Chief Executive (also CEO, chief executive) | Sustainable Aviation | 9 | 2026-04-14 Sustainable aspirations challenged Royal Aeronautical Society |
| Vijay Nirani | Managing Director (also Senior Vice President, Co-Chairman, Founder & Managing Director) | TruAlt Bioenergy, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association, India SAF Alliance | 9 | 2026-06-20 TruAlt secures Rs 150 crore government support for Karnataka sustainable aviation fuel project BioEnergy Times |
| Anand Stanley | President Asia Pacific (also Vice President, Asia Pacific, President of Airbus for the Asia-Pacific region) | Airbus | 8 | 2025-11-20 Cathay and Airbus form co-investment partnership for scaling sustainable aviation fuel adoption Cathay Pacific |
| Benoît Schultz | CEO (also CEO of Airbus Canada, Airbus Canada CEO) | Airbus Canada, Airbus | 8 | 2025-09-01 Air France receives latest Airbus A220 following special SAF delivery flight AeroTime |
| Christian Scherer | CEO Commercial Aircraft (also CEO of Airbus Commercial Aircraft, Chief Executive Officer of the commercial aircraft business) | Airbus | 8 | 2025-06-17 Paris Air Show 2025 Day One Royal Aeronautical Society |
| Glenn Llewellyn | Head of the ZEROe Project (also head of the ZEROe project, Head of the Airbus ZEROe programme) | Airbus | 8 | 2025-10-22 Hydrogen Flight Ambitions Advance as Airbus, RTX, and GE Push New Propulsion Frontiers Aviation Jeta |
| Janet Yellen | treasury secretary | U.S. Department of the Treasury, US Treasury, U.S. Treasury Department | 8 | 2025-05-27 The ‘Green’ Aviation Fuel That Would Increase Carbon Emissions Yale E360 |
| Sharice Davids | Representative (also Rep., U.S. Representative) | U.S. House of Representatives, US House of Representatives, Congressional Sustainable Aviation Caucus | 8 | 2026-02-10 Davids, Carter Host Congressional Briefing with United CEO on the Business Case for Sus... Representative Sharice Davids | (.gov) |
| Andrew Crawley | President | American Express Global Business Travel, Amex GBT | 7 | 2026-06-30 How Amex GBT Shapes Future of Business Travel Procurement Procurement Magazine |
| Catherine King | Transport Minister (also Federal Transport Minister, Infrastructure Minister) | Australian Government | 7 | 2026-10-15 Qantas again says customers will pay more for green fuel Australian Aviation |
| Grant Bradley | | Business Herald, Herald | 7 | 2023-04-01 Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand Propose Codeshare Agreement nzherald.co.nz |
| Jennifer Granholm | US Secretary of Energy (also Secretary of Energy, Energy Secretary) | U.S. Department of Energy, US Department of Energy, White House | 7 | 2024-11-17 US on the pathway to achieving its 2030 SAF Grand Challenge target, says DOE report GreenAir News |
| Jerry Moran | U.S. Senator | U.S. Senate, United States Senate, Senate Sustainable Aviation Caucus | 7 | 2025-01-24 D.C. Dispatch: Iowa lawmakers celebrate inclusion of ‘Sarah’s Law’ in Laken Riley Act Iowa Capital Dispatch |
| Juan Carlos Zuazua | CEO | Viva Aerobus | 7 | 2023-10-01 Neste and Viva Aerobus Sign New Purchase Agreement for Sustainable Aviation Fuel hydrocarbonprocessing.com |
| Julia Brownley | | U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government | 7 | 2023-04-26 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act Introduced in the US biomassmagazine.com |
| Nick Andrews | CEO (also founder) | USA BioEnergy, USABioEnergy | 7 | 2025-09-13 USA BioEnergy to transform old mill site into $2.8B biorefinery in Bon Wier by 2025 KFDM |
| Romain Lemoine | Chief Business Officer (also chief business officer) | Lummus Technology, Axens Americas | 7 | 2026-05-06 GPS Renewables Begins Construction of India’s First Ethanol-to-Jet SAF Plant Machine Maker |
| Tammy Duckworth | U.S. Senator | U.S. Senate, Senate Sustainable Aviation Caucus | 7 | 2024-04-22 Monarch Energy Plans $1 Billion Investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Rockford, Illinois aero-news.net |
| Alexis von Hoensbroech | CEO | WestJet, Austrian Airlines | 6 | 2024-12-11 Parkland Corp. produces first batch of low carbon jet fuel made in Canada Global News |
| Benoît de Saint-Exupéry | EVP Sales of the Commercial Aircraft business (also Airbus EVP Sales of the Commercial Aircraft business) | Airbus | 6 | 2025-11-19 Air Europa signs MoU for up to 40 Airbus A350-900 Travel Trends Today |
| Brad Finstad | Congressman | U.S. House of Representatives, House of Representatives | 6 | 2026-07-29 Delta Opens SAF Blending Facility for Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport Airport Industry-News |
| David Turk | U.S Deputy Secretary of Energy | Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, US Department of Energy | 6 | 2024-04-10 U.S. and Japan Announce Joint Partnership to Accelerate Nuclear Fusion Development channelnewsasia.com |
| Douglas Cole | CEO | Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. | 6 | 2023-12-20 Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. Announces New SAF Production Facility in Kansas biobased-diesel.com |
| Matt Doyle | CEO (also chief executive) | Wagner Sustainable Fuels | 6 | 2025-10-31 XCF plans three new Australian SAF plants, while Wagner and FlyOro activate blending facility GreenAir News |
| Mike Flood | Rep. (also Representative, U.S. Representative) | U.S. House of Representatives, US House of Representatives | 6 | 2025-12-12 A Push to Boost Sustainable Aviation Fuel Incentives Gets Bipartisan Support WSJ |
| Paul Abbott | CEO (also Chief Executive Officer) | Amex GBT, American Express Global Business Travel | 6 | 2026-06-30 How Amex GBT Shapes Future of Business Travel Procurement Procurement Magazine |
| Randy Feenstra | Rep. | U.S. House of Representatives, House of Representatives | 6 | 2025-03-24 Homegrown Iowa Biofuels Support American Energy Dominance chronicletimes.com |
| Sabine Klauke | Airbus Technical Director (also Chief Technology Officer) | Airbus | 6 | 2025-03-25 Airbus: the way forward for more sustainable aircraft Voyages d'affaires |
| Shahana McKenzie | chief executive (also CEO, founder and Chief Executive) | Bioenergy Australia, Low Carbon Fuels Alliance of Australia and New Zealand and Bioenergy Australia | 6 | 2026-06-21 SAF is no longer just about climate, it is about energy security Aerospace Global News |
| Steve Daines | U.S. Senator (also US Senator) | U.S. Senate, Montana, US Senate | 6 | 2025-02-25 This Refinery Wants to Make Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mainstream. Trump’s Cuts Could Kill It WIRED |
| Tan Seow Hui | CEO (also Chief Executive Officer, Chief Executive) | Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company (SAFCo), Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company | 6 | 2026-03-26 Singapore defers introduction of SAF levy due to Middle East conflict GreenAir News |
| Adrian Cook | Managing Director and CEO | Carnarvon Energy Ltd., Future Energy Australia | 5 | 2023-01-01 Future Energy Australia Receives State Government Grant for Renewable Diesel Biorefinery futurenergyaust.com.au |
| Ashley Hinson | | U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Government, House of Representatives | 5 | 2023-07-31 US Lawmakers Encourage Treasury to Adopt GREET Model for SAF Tax Credit biomassmagazine.com |
| Christian Bennett | chief corporate affairs and sustainability officer (also Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer) | Virgin Australia | 5 | 2025-04-03 Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways to partner on new Australian SAF production project GreenAir News |
| Geoff Tauvette | executive director | Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels, C-SAF, Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (C-SAF) | 5 | 2025-04-29 Pressing for a sustainable aviation fuel policy Skies Mag |
| Mark Bentall | | Airbus | 5 | 2024-05-07 ECLIF3 Study Shows 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel Reduces Climate Impact hydrocarbonprocessing.com |
| Mike Johnson | Speaker (also House Speaker) | U.S. House of Representatives, US Government | 5 | 2025-05-27 The ‘Green’ Aviation Fuel That Would Increase Carbon Emissions Yale E360 |
| Mike Karst | Senior VP and President of Sustainable Oils (also senior vice president of Global Clean Energy and president of Sustainable Oils) | Sustainable Oils, Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. | 5 | 2023-11-15 Global Clean Energy Announces Advancements in Herbicide Resistant Camelina Varieties investorsobserver.com |
| Rajesh Samarth | Chief Executive Officer | Chevron Lummus Global | 5 | 2025-06-11 Neste and Chevron Lummus Global are developing a novel technology for processing lignoc... Neste |
| Sherrod Brown | | U.S. Senate, US Government | 5 | 2023-06-19 US Senators Urge Treasury to Adopt DOE’s GREET Model for SAF Tax Credits biomassmagazine.com |
| Zach Nunn | U.S. Congressman (also U.S. Rep.) | House of Representatives, United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives | 5 | 2026-10-06 USDA secretary urges states to allow on-road dyed diesel Iowa Capital Dispatch |
| Alison Graab | Executive Director (also executive director) | Sustainable Aviation Fuel Coalition, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Coalition, SAF Coalition | 4 | 2025-12-09 Davids, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Sustainable Aviation, Support Far... Representative Sharice Davids | (.gov) |
| Annika Tibbe | Interim President of Neste US (also acting President for Neste US) | Neste US, Neste Corporation | 4 | 2023-09-27 Vopak repurposes 22 tanks for renewable diesel, SAF at Los Angeles terminal biobased-diesel.com |
| Bettina Paschke | Executive Director (also Vice President of ESG accounting, reporting and controlling, VP ESG Accounting, Reporting & Controlling) | Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, DHL Express | 4 | 2026-10-01 India records 52% SAF readiness as Boeing-RSB report outlines adoption roadmap ET TravelWorld |
| Brad Schneider | | U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, US Government | 4 | 2023-04-26 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act Introduced in the US biomassmagazine.com |
| Brooke Rollins | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture | USDA, Trump Administration | 4 | 2026-10-06 USDA secretary urges states to allow on-road dyed diesel Iowa Capital Dispatch |
| Dusty Johnson | U.S. Representative | Congressional Sustainable Aviation Caucus, U.S. Congress, House of Representatives | 4 | 2024-06-16 CLIMBING. FAST. Initiative Applauds Formation of Congressional Sustainable Aviation Caucus aero-news.net |
| Grazia Vittadini | Chief Technology Officer (also Chief Technology Officer (CTO)) | Lufthansa Group, Rolls-Royce, Airbus | 4 | 2025-12-02 More sustainable flying: Lufthansa Group further expands group-wide fuel efficiency program Lufthansa Group |
| Greg Davids | House Taxes Committee Co-Chair (also Representative, House Taxes Committee co-chair, Rep., House Taxes Committee co-chair) | Minnesota House of Representatives | 4 | 2026-05-18 Omnibus tax bill headed to governor's desk after lawmakers strike Sunday night deal MN House of Representatives (.gov) |
| Grzegorz Ombach | Senior Vice President and Head of Disruptive R&T (also senior vice president and head of disruptive R&T) | Airbus | 4 | 2024-11-01 Airbus and Toshiba collaborate on revolutionary superconducting aircraft motor technology The Daily Galaxy |
| John Thune | | U.S. Senate, US Government | 4 | 2025-02-04 ‘No more Iowa nice’: Biofuels leaders push for year-round E15 iowacapitaldispatch.com |
| Kamala Harris | | United States, White House | 4 | 2024-09-01 President Biden to Highlight Climate Agenda at Climate Week NYC cnn.com |
| Kurt Edwards | | IBAC, International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), International Business Aviation Council | 4 | 2023-10-16 IBAC Expands Industry Partner Membership at NBAA-BACE 2023 4air.aero |
| Lynne Embleton | CEO | Aer Lingus | 4 | 2025-02-05 Aer Lingus Proposes Legislative Approach to Address Dublin Airport Passenger Cap irishtimes.com |
| Maura Healey | Gov. (also Governor) | Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts | 4 | 2026-07-27 Jet fuel incentive sparks criticism around Hanscom The Concord Bridge |
| Mikail Houari | | Airbus | 4 | 2023-05-31 Masdar and Airbus Collaborate to Boost Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market biofuels-news.com |
| Pramod Chaudhari | Founder Chairman | Praj Industries | 4 | 2023-07-07 Indian Oil Corporation and Praj Industries to Strengthen Biofuels Production in India biobased-diesel.com |
| Renato Pereira | | HIF USA, HIF Global | 4 | 2023-05-11 Honeywell Introduces New Technology for Low-Carbon Sustainable Aviation Fuel; HIF Globa... greencarcongress.com |
| Steven Le Moing | | Airbus | 4 | 2021-11-30 First Study of 100% SAF Impact on Commercial Jet Engines Shows Promising Results greencarcongress.com |
| Stu Roberts | President | Azure Sustainable Fuels | 4 | 2026-06-10 Hanwha Ocean and Azure Sustainable Fuels explore investment opportunities in Canada’s s... Skies Mag |
| Tracey Mann | Rep. (also Representative, U.S. Representative) | U.S. House of Representatives, House of Representatives | 4 | 2025-12-12 A Push to Boost Sustainable Aviation Fuel Incentives Gets Bipartisan Support WSJ |
| Ali Zaidi | | White House | 3 | 2024-09-01 President Biden to Highlight Climate Agenda at Climate Week NYC cnn.com |
| Andrew Parsons | project director (also project manager) | Nova Sustainable Fuels | 3 | 2026-05-14 Real project or pipe dream? Making a run at low carbon jet fuel in N.S. Halifax Examiner |
| Arianna Baldo | | Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, RSB | 3 | 2023-10-01 Southeast Asia's Potential to Supply 12% of Global SAF Demand by 2050 biofuels-news.com |
| Carl Stanton | Chairman (also CEO) | DevvStream, Focus Impact BH3 | 3 | 2025-12-12 XCF Global, Southern Energy, and DevvStream Announce Plan to Pursue Strategic Collabora... Newswire.com |
| Catherine Guillemart | head of public affairs for Airbus in Canada | Airbus | 3 | 2026-07-21 Air Canada, Airbus form $13.7M low-carbon jet fuel platform Sustainable Biz Canada |
| Claude Hurley | | International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), International Business Aviation Council | 3 | 2023-05-19 CoSAFA introduces Methodology for SAF Environmental Attribute Transactions biofuels-news.com |
| David Prom | | USA BioEnergy | 3 | 2023-11-13 Southwest Airlines Commits to 680 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel from USA... environmentenergyleader.com |
| Dianne Feinstein | | U.S. Senate, US Senate | 3 | 2022-04-10 US Senators Introduce Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Parity Act of 2022 greencarcongress.com |
| Eisuke Fukagawa | | Yusen Logistics | 3 | 2023-09-01 Korean Air and Yusen Logistics Partner to Advance SAF in Air Cargo hydrocarbonprocessing.com |
| Elizabeth de Jong | | UKPIA, Fuels Industry UK | 3 | 2023-08-25 UKPIA Rebrands to Fuels Industry UK, Champions Low Carbon Fuels biofuels-news.com |
| Hansueli Loosli | | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd | 3 | 2024-06-07 Pilatus Aircraft Partners with Synhelion for Sustainable Solar Fuels biobased-diesel.com |
| Holger Krahmer | secretary general | European Business Aviation Association, EBAA | 3 | 2024-05-15 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Takes Flight at EBACE2024 with Jet Aviation's 35% SAF Blend aero-news.net |
