South Africa, Sept. 15 -- The deal is the next step in Sasol's cleaner jet fuel journey, following independent certification from the German agency TUV SUD in April for its sustainable aviation fuel.

The co-processed SAF is produced using cooking oil and vegetable oil at the company's 108,500 barrels per day Natref plant that primarily runs on crude oil.

Touting the new deal as Africa's first commercial SAF supply agreement, Sasol is seeking similar deals with larger European and Middle Eastern airlines, Danie Cronje, senior vice president for business building, strategy and technology, told Reuters.

White Desert, which operates one flight a week from Cape Town to Antarctica during its November to February season, said the first flight...