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First helicopter flight powered solely by sustainable aviation fuel
An Airbus H225 has performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering both Safran’s Makila 2 engines. This flight, which follows the flight of an H225 with one SAF-powered Makila 2 engine in November 2021, is part of the flight campaign aimed at understanding the impact of SAF use on […]
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First A380 powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel takes to the skies
Airbus has performed a first A380 flight powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Airbus’ A380 test aircraft MSN 1 took off from Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, France at 08h43 on Friday 25 March. The flight lasted about three hours, operating one Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on 100% SAF. 27 tonnes of unblended SAF were provided […]
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Green Jet Fuel from Norsk e-Fuel consortium to be Produced in Norway
To make flying cleaner, aviation depends on renewable, synthetic fuels. That is why the industrial consortium Norsk e-Fuel will build its first innovative renewable fuel plant in Mosjøen industrial area. Together with Vefsn municipality and Mosjøen og Omegn Næringsselskap KF (MON) Norsk e-Fuel signed the official options agreement today. On a 24,000 square meters large […]
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First in-flight 100% sustainable-fuels emissions study of passenger jet shows early promise
Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results. The ECLIF3 study, involving Airbus, Rolls-Royce, German research centre DLR and SAF producer Neste, marks the first time 100% SAF has been measured simultaneously on both engines of […]
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Embraer Shows Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions – Project Energia
Brazil aircraft manufacturer Embraer presented their roadmap for getting to net zero emissions by 2050 last week. Project “Energia” is a family of concept aircraft in the 9-50 passengers classes and involves a variety of energy and propulsion technologies such as hybrid electric, full electric, hydrogen fuel cells or hydrogen dual fuel gas turbines. Energia […]
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SAF from Neste Available at Dallas Forth Worth Airport
Upon receiving its first delivery of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), in collaboration with Avfuel Corporation and Neste, became the first airport in the United States to test a collaborative circular economy project in the aviation sector. The successful SAF delivery is part of this pilot project at DFW—the second […]
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Business Aviation – The State of Getting to Net Zero in Aviation
In this article you’ll learn about the current state of Business Aviation when it comes to getting to net zero emissions. This article is part of our blog series, where we will dive into the following aviation industry sectors and analyze the current state of getting to net zero emissions: General Aviation, VTOL, Business Aviation, […]
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Airbus flies the A319neo with 100% sustainable aviation fuel for the first time
Airbus, Dassault Aviation, ONERA, the French Ministry of Transports and Safran have launched the first in-flight study of a single-aisle aircraft running on unblended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). During the flight test over the Toulouse region on 28 October, one CFM LEAP-1A engine of an Airbus A319neo test aircraft operated on 100% SAF. Initial results […]
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Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Shell are investing to get long-haul aviation towards net zero.
Today Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Shell have announced that they aim to accelerate the transition of long-haul aviation towards net zero emissions. Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are a hot topic right now and key to get aviation towards net zero emissions. Under the UN’s Race to Zero goals the current ‘breakthrough’ required for the decarbonisation of […]
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Boom Supersonic: The Strategy for Sustainability
Boom Supersonic or simply called Boom is developing the supersonic airliner Overture. Their small scale demonstrator XB-1 has been rolled out in October 2020 and the first flight is currently planned for end of 2021 or early 2022. Boom was founded by a team around CEO Blake Scholl. Early investors include the highly successful startup […]