Ryanair CEO says aviation sustainability targets are 'dying a death'
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on August 27, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on August 27, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary criticizes aviation sustainability targets, doubting the effectiveness of sustainable aviation fuel and predicting lower oil prices.
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary has said sustainability targets for aviation are "dying a death", with the sector set to miss both 2030 targets for sustainable aviation fuel and a 2050 net zero mandate.
"I don't believe SAF is a good thing - I think it's nonsense," O'Leary told journalists in London. "Over the next 10 years, I believe oil prices will fall materially," he added.
(Reporting by Joanna Plucinska. Writing by Conor Humphries. Editing by Mark Potter)
Michael O'Leary stated that sustainability targets for aviation are 'dying a death' and that the sector is set to miss its 2030 goals for sustainable aviation fuel.
O'Leary expressed skepticism about sustainable aviation fuel, calling it 'nonsense' and questioning its effectiveness in the aviation sector.
He believes that oil prices will fall materially over the next 10 years, which could impact the aviation industry's sustainability efforts.
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