Infinium and American Airlines deliver eSAF on commercial passenger flight
- eSAF produced at Infinium’s Pathfinder facility was blended to meet ASTM JetA and allocated to an American Airlines flight from Corpus Christi (CRP) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW).
- Pathfinder has been operating since 2023 as a commercial-scale power‑to‑liquids eFuels site producing eDiesel, eNaphtha and eSAF from waste CO₂ and renewable electricity.
- Infinium reports its eSAF can reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by over 90% versus conventional petroleum jet fuel.
- Project Roadrunner, financed by Breakthrough Energy Catalyst and Brookfield with nonrecourse project debt from HSBC, is under construction, expected to begin production in 2027 and to produce over 5 million gallons of eSAF annually; American holds an offtake agreement and Citi is engaged to enable Scope 3 reductions.
Flight demonstration
Infinium and American Airlines allocated electro sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) produced at Infinium’s Pathfinder facility to a commercial passenger flight from Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW). The batch was blended with conventional jet fuel, tested to meet the ASTM JetA specification, and delivered into the common jet fuel tanks at CRP prior to allocation.
Production and carbon performance
Pathfinder is a commercial-scale power-to-liquids eFuels site operating since 2023 that produces drop‑in eDiesel, eNaphtha and eSAF from waste CO₂ and renewable electricity. Infinium states its eSAF can reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by over 90% compared with conventional petroleum-based jet fuel.
Scale-up plans
Project Roadrunner, backed by Breakthrough Energy Catalyst and Brookfield Asset Management with nonrecourse project debt from HSBC, is under construction and expected to begin eSAF production and deliveries in 2027. At full capacity Roadrunner is expected to produce over 5 million gallons of eSAF annually; American holds an offtake agreement and Citi is cited as supporting related Scope 3 emissions reductions.
Industry context
Global aviation consumes nearly 100 billion gallons of jet fuel annually while sustainable aviation fuel currently represents less than 1% of usage; scalable, drop‑in electrofuels are presented as a near‑term option to reduce aviation emissions and diversify fuel supply.
Source: Infinium