Emirates has received what it says is its largest purchase of sustainable aviation fuel to date, with 3,000 tonnes having been delivered from Shell Aviation at Heathrow Airport. The carrier said that the SAF “will be safely dropped into existing airport fuelling infrastructure and aircraft jet engines”. Current rules allow for a maximum 50 per…
Virgin Atlantic has released the findings from the world’s first commercial transatlantic flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Virgin’s ‘Flight100’ flew from London Heathrow to New York JFK in November 2023, operated by a Boeing 787-9 aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines using 100 per cent SAF. The aircraft did not require…
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has signed an agreement with Neste to purchase 1,000 tonnes of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This will make SIA and Scoot, the two airlines in the group, the first carriers to receive SAF produced at Neste’s refinery in the country, at Singapore Changi airport. Neste will blend…
Jet2 has announced that it will use a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on flights departing from London Stansted Airport this year. This comes a month after the low-cost carrier committed to using a blend of SAF at Bristol Airport. The carrier has purchased approximately 650 tonnes of SAF from Shell Aviation, which will…
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways continues to make strides towards becoming a more sustainable business by way of increased collaboration with industry stakeholders to decarbonise the aviation industry and achieve its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Following the launch of its Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme in 2022, Cathay has announced the…
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On Wednesday, Emirates became the world’s first airline to operate an A380 demonstration flight using 100 per cent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight was operated from Dubai International (DXB) with one of its four engines powered on 100 per cent SAF. That successful flight, Emirates says, helped demonstrate the potential of SAF “as a…
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