A Virgin Atlantic led consortium has announced that the world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel transatlantic flight will take place on 28 November 2023, pending further regulatory approvals and testing.

A Virgin Atlantic led consortium has announced that the world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel transatlantic flight will take place on 28 November 2023, pending further regulatory approvals and testing.
Budapest Airport and Wizz Air, in cooperation with fuel suppler MOL, Neste, and RÜK (Airport Fuel Supply Kft.) have started commercially testing SAF supply. The project supports efforts to reduce lifecycle CO2 emissions.
Norwegian has partnered with Norsk e-Fuel to build the world’s first full scale e-fuel plant in Mosjøen, Norway. The plant will produce Sustainable Aviation Fuels, as Norwegian targets a 45% emissions reduction by 2030.
The Qantas Group, Airbus and the Queensland Government are teaming up to invest in a biofuel production facility that will turn agricultural by-products into jet fuel. It is the first project funded under the Qantas and Airbus Australian Sustainable Aviation Fuel Partnership.
United Airlines has announced a $15 million investment in carbon capture technology company Svante, as it looks to turn CO2 removed from the atmosphere into Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
Emirates has operated its first demonstration flight on a Boeing 777-300ER, powering one of its engines with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
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Lufthansa Group and Shell intend to agree on a contract for a total supply volume of up to 1.8 million tonnes of SAF starting in 2024, over a term of seven years.
TAP Air Portugal, ANA Aeroportos de Portugal and Galp have agreed a strategic partnership to develop, produce and supply sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
The new partnership targets exploring the use of hydrogen for decarbonisation of aircraft operations and the wider airport ecosystem.
TAP Air Portugal, ANA Aeroportos de Portugal and Galp have agreed a strategic partnership to develop, produce and supply sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
The new partnership targets exploring the use of hydrogen for decarbonisation of aircraft operations and the wider airport ecosystem.
Malaysia Airlines will operate its first passenger flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) between Kuala Lumpur-Singapore and Singapore-Kuala Lumpur on 5 June 2022.
Cebu Pacific used a blended mixture of sustainable aviation fuel and conventional fuel for the delivery of its brand-new A330neo from Toulouse to Manila.
Emanuele Calà, VP Innovation & Quality, Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), provides a deep dive into the airport operator’s new innovation model.
easyJet has partnered with tier one aerospace supplier GKN Aerospace to accelerate hydrogen combustion and hydrogen fuel-cell technology.
The new partnership will see around a third of Ryanair’s flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol powered with a 40% sustainable aviation fuel blend.
Air France aims to achieve its 2050 zero net emissions goal through initiatives such as fleet renewal, increased use of SAF and a more sustainable catering offer.
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