Virgin Atlantic conducts first commercial long-haul flight with 100% SAF
“The world will always assume something can’t be done… until you do it.” This is what Sir Richard Branson,…
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Topics related to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which is produced from sustainable resources and is designed to reduce the carbon footprint of aviation.
Emirates powers world’s first Airbus A380 flight with sustainable aviation fuel
Dubai-based Emirates has become the first airline ever to power a flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). …
Emirates completes first flights from Dubai powered by Shell Aviation SAF
Emirates’ first flights powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), provided by Shell Aviation, have taken off from Dubai…
Virgin Atlantic to operate world’s first 100% SAF-powered transatlantic flight
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued Virgin Atlantic with a permit to fly the world’s first…
Boeing unveils video of ecoDemonstrator 737 refit after starting test flights
Throughout October 2023, Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator Explorer 737-10 aircraft, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong’s DC-10 have…
Embraer Phenom 300E and Praetor 600 complete 100% SAF flights
Embraer completed flight tests of the Phenom 300E and Praetor 600 business jets using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel…
Boeing, NASA, and United Airlines to study SAF impact on contrails and emissions
Boeing has joined forces with NASA and United Airlines to conduct in-flight tests to understand the impact of…
Austrian Airlines forced to admit 100% SAF flights were false advertisement
Austrian Airlines was found guilty of misleading travelers in an advertising campaign that suggested its flights used 100%…
Virgin and Rolls-Royce set date for world’s first 100% SAF transatlantic flight
Virgin Atlantic and Rolls-Royce have set the date for the world’s first 100% Sustainable Air Fuel (SAF) transatlantic…
Canada to invest $264 million in sustainable aviation initiatives
The Canadian government has announced that it will invest CAD350 million ($264.8 million) in a national sustainable aviation…
ZeroAvia and MHIRJ launch groundbreaking hydrogen-electric aircraft project
Zero-emission aviation pioneer ZeroAvia and Type Certificate holder MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) are now teaming up to…
Qatar Airways signs multi-million-dollar deal for SAF supply at Dutch airport
Qatar Airways has announced a multi-million-dollar deal with Shell for 3,000 metric tons of neat Sustainable Aviation Fuel…
Washington governor signs bill to incentivize use of locally-produced SAF
There are now more reasons to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): the Port of Seattle announced that Washington…
Ryanair and Repsol sign agreement for 155,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel
Ryanair and Repsol announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of sustainable aviation…
EU adopts law to support Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) usage in Europe
The European Union (EU) is moving forward with a law that would mandate the increasing usage of Sustainable…
Major US firms to buy certificates for 850K gallons of SAF together
For the first time, major United States (US) companies will come together to buy sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)…
Shell cancels sustainable aviation fuel and base oil plant projects in Singapore
Energy company Shell has decided to call off its planned sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and base oil plant…
Qantas and Airbus invest in new refinery that will turn sugar into fuel
Agricultural by-products including sugarcane will be transformed into jet fuel at a new biofuel refinery with investment from…