Boeing will establish a new Boeing Research and Technology (BR&T) centre to further its relationship with Japan.
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A first for the Portuguese airline, TAP Air Portugal recently performs a flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The service was operated with an Airbus A321neo and flew passengers from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada. The completion of this flight marks the start of a strategic alliance between the airline and ANA Aeroportos de Portugal for growing and producing sustainable aviation fuel.
British oil and gas corporation BP plans to start producing renewable fuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Airbus is helping the German Air Force in its long-term transformation to increase the sustainability of its aircraft fleet. Airbus is operating with the German Air Force towards providing the Luftwaffe with a technical allowance to commence national A400M flight trials with loads of up to 50 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the near term.
Malaysia Airlines has six A380s it is struggling to find a customer for and now is openly talking about replacing its fleet of older technology A330 widebody aircraft.
The airline will start receiving the SAF from 2027, with other Oneworld members expected to follow. Japan Airlines will buy 26.5 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as part of a commitment made by Oneworld Alliance members.
ATR declares the next generation of its popular turboprop will feature hybrid technology and run on 100% sustainable aviation fuel.
Aviation fuel is one of the essential needs for flight operations. They are petroleum-based fuel or a mixture of petroleum and synthetic fuel that is operated to power aircraft.
IndiGo today achieved its first-ever flight which was flying operating sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The country’s biggest domestic airline, with 53.5 percent domestic market share as of October 2021, posted an image of the airplane on Twitter.
Fuel is an important point of conversation in the aviation industry, with its varying cost impacting airline prices and profits every quarter. But what exactly is this fuel made out of? What are there different types of aviation fuel? Here’s a quick guide.