Titan Aviation Fuels International, the Swiss-based division of US-headquartered Titan Aviation Fuels, is extending its knowledge and support to business aviation operators seeking to comply with the complex ReFuelEU mandate. With more than 50 years of fuelling expertise behind it, the Titan team is well positioned to help operators navigate access to higher and lower SAF blends as well as ensure regulatory compliance.

The mandate, which was introduced in January 2025, requires in-scope operators (those that fly more than 500 flights annually) to uplift a two per cent SAF blend at designated airports in continental Europe. In addition to providing information about the mandate requirements, Titan is monitoring which airports must supply the two per cent SAF, advising operators about when they need to be compliant and enabling operators to show their compliance by providing invoices that clearly break out the cost of the two per cent SAF uplift. Titan suggests that operators can utilise this to demonstrate compliance as well as use it as a marketing tool, showcasing their support for the industry's commitment to carbon reduction.

“We understand that the ReFuelEU mandate is aiming to help the environment, which is important, but it is not a one-size-fits-all regulation,” explains Daniel Coetzer, chief executive officer of Titan Aviation International. “It has changed the fuelling landscape as it seems we are now serving three groups in Europe. Our customers include operators obliged to comply with the mandate, operators that don't need to uplift the 2% SAF but who don't have a choice in doing so at many airports and operators that would like to uplift a higher blend of SAF but cannot find it as the supply isn't there,” Coetzer goes on. “We're pleased to be providing our clients with comprehensive advice in such a complicated operating environment. We aim to help them ensure compliance, simplify the SAF uplift process and enhance budget management.”

Titan is also working with operators to identify airports that can provide SAF as needed, as well as airports that can provide regular Jet-A fuel for out-of-scope operators not included in the designated European Union ReFuelEU list.

“It puts out-of-scope operators at a financial disadvantage to have to pay for SAF uplift when they don't need to. We are noting changes in European flight paths, as these operators fly to a different airport to avoid incurring extra fees. Of course, we want to make sure our customers are complying with the mandate where they must, but equally, we want to be sure our customers have alternative options when they don't need to comply, particularly as there is no version of a claim-back service as yet.”

Titan's RefuelEU customer support builds on its reputation for providing efficient, reliable and streamlined services delivered by a highly experienced team. Customers appreciate the simplicity of Titan's real-time fuel planning, digital quoting, pre-ordering and purchasing from an extended global network of more than 2,500 airports. In addition, Titan provides VAT (value-added tax) and MOT (mineral oil tax) management expertise, which is notoriously complex for flight departments and managers to calculate.

“We keep things simple for our customers so they can focus on operating their aircraft rather than the practical and fiscal complexities of uplifting fuel internationally,” concludes Coetzer. “The ReFuelEU guidance is just an extension of our comprehensive fuelling support.”