Virgin Atlantic, Boeing and Rolls-Royce want to operate the first commercial flight on 100% sustainable fuel.
The three companies want to jointly before the end of this year Firstly Achieve transatlantic flight with passengers as both engines run exclusively on sustainable fuel (Sustainable Aviation Fuel, SAF), reports the engine manufacturer. Dozens of test flights using sustainable fuel have already been carried out, but no flight has ever been made with one hundred percent alternative kerosene and passengers on board.
JFK’s seven-hour flight from London Heathrow to New York in a Boeing 787-9 powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. The return flight is powered by regular fuel to demonstrate compliance. She gave Virgin Atlantic previously Consider it an honor to make the important business and leisure route between the UK and the US more sustainable.
SAF
In addition to Virgin Atlantic, more and more airlines are starting to use sustainable aviation fuels. Sustainable fuels are an important solution to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation. SAF describes the result of a chemical process in which synthetic fuels are produced from various raw materials, such as old frying fats, which are then refined for aviation use.
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