Tag: sustainable aviation fuel

Air France, TotalEnergies, the Métropole of Nice Côte d’Azur and Nice Côte d’Azur Airport carry out a Nice-Paris flight fueled with 30% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Stuart Mitchell

Air France, TotalEnergies, the Metropole and the Airport of Nice Côte d’Azur have joined forces to operate a flight fueled with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Air France Flight 6235 has taken off for Orly Airport in Paris from Nice Airport’s Terminal 2, after being loaded with 30% SAF produced by TotalEnergies in its French plants.  The SAF-fueled flight is taking place during the Nice Transition Days, an international festival celebrating ecological innovations lasting until October 3, 2021, hosted by and organized by the Métropole of Nice-Côte d’Azur in partnership with…

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In A World-First, DGTL Festival And SkyNRG Open Doors To Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) For Use In The Music Industry

Stuart Mitchell

In a world first, Dutch festival brand DGTL has announced a partnership with SkyNRG, a global leader and pioneer in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), ensuring all artists to and from their international events reduce CO2 emissions from flying, by replacing fossil fuel with SAF. DGTL does everything it can to minimize air travel, but for journeys that are unavoidable, SAF will allow them to reduce their carbon footprint from flying to net zero, by replacing fossil kerosine with SAF. This innovation is the final piece in DGTL’s overall sustainability puzzle,…

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Jetblue Expands Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel As Part of Its Strategy to Achieve Net-zero Carbon Emissions by 2040

Stuart Mitchell

JetBlue has entered into a new relationship with World Energy and World Fuel Services for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). JetBlue’s LAX flights using SAF started this month. This increase in the airline’s usage of SAF includes 1.5 million gallons of blended SAF a year for at least three years, accounting for approximately five percent of JetBlue’s LAX fuel. Renewable fuel options will play a critical role in the aviation industry’s transition to lower-carbon operations. This is the latest step for JetBlue as the airline…

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IAG To Power 10 Per Cent Of Its Flights With Sustainable Aviation Fuel By 2030

Stuart Mitchell

International Airlines Group (IAG) has become the first European airline group to commit to powering 10 per cent of its flights with sustainable aviation fuel by 2030. The Group will purchase one million tonnes of sustainable jet fuel per year enabling it to cut its annual emissions by two million tonnes by 2030. This equates to removing one million cars from Europe’s roads each year. In addition, IAG will become the first airline group worldwide to extend its net zero commitment to its supply chain. The Group will be working…

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Shell Aviation and World Energy collaborate to increase supply of sustainable aviation fuel

Stuart Mitchell

Shell Aviation and World Energy have today announced a collaboration to develop a scalable supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The agreement is intended to be a multi-year collaboration, with both companies acknowledging that the path to lower carbon emissions in aviation requires long-term commitment and collaboration. As part of the collaboration, Shell Aviation and World Energy also announced that they have initiated the supply of SAF to Lufthansa Group at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The supply will reduce Lufthansa’s carbon emissions on intercontinental flights on three routes operated…

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