Finnair flies its first “Push for change” biofuel flights from San Francisco to Helsinki
Yesterday, Finnair made the first flight of biofuels backed by its carbon reduction initiative «Push for change». The company said that on both August 5th and 7th, the Finnair flights departing San Francisco Airport bound for Helsinki, Finland, will be flown with a biofuel mix of 12 percent, reducing the total C02 emissions for the […]
KLM signs up to 10-year bulk biofuel commitment
KLM has agreed to purchase 75,000 tonnes of biofuel a year from 2022 onwards from a new plant being developed in Amsterdam. The Dutch carrier says that under a 10-year agreement it will take 75% of the fuel produced annually by SkyNRG at its planned Delfzijl site, which will be Europe’s first dedicated plant for […]
United Airlines impulsa los vuelos con biocombustible
United Airlines ha renovado su contrato con con World Energy, a través del cual comprará, en los próximos dos años, hasta 10 millones de galones de biocombustible de aviación ambientalmente sostenible. El biocombustible, que United utiliza actualmente para ayudar a impulsar de forma sostenible todos los vuelos que salen desde Los Ángeles, logra una reducción […]
China’s largest air carrier conducts 1st intercontinental flight with biofuel
China Southern Airlines (China Southern) announced Wednesday that it had successfully completed its first intercontinental flight with aviation biofuel. The newly delivered Airbus A320neo single-aisle airplane was delivered from Toulouse in France to Guangzhou in southern China’s Guangdong Province through ferry flight, using aviation fuel with 10 percent biofuel made from sugarcane, said China Southern. […]
Sweden airports want mandatory biofuel requirement
Swedish airports operator Swedavia is calling for the country’s new environmental aviation tax to be replaced with a mandatory requirement for fuel suppliers to provide a certain amount of biofuel to airlines. Swedavia issued the call as it announced it would refuel aircraft at five of its airports with an alternative fuel derived from used […]
Quebec biofuel company partners with Qantas in first long-term airline deal
A Quebec biofuels company has signed its first deal to power an airline’s jets with energy grown from Canadian oilseeds. Agrisoma Biosciences Inc. of Gatineau will supply biofuel to Australia’s Qantas Airways made from Carinata seed, a non-food, industrial type of mustard seed that produces oil suitable for aviation and diesel fuel. The partnership is […]
Qantas to be first to bio-fly from US to Australia
Qantas will operate the world"™s first biofuel flight between the United States and Australia early in the new year in collaboration with World Fuel Services and Altair Fuels. Qanta"™ new Dreamliner is being powered by Brassica Carinata (carinata), a non-food, industrial type of mustard seed that has been around for years but is seeing increased […]
Airbus demonstrates regular customer delivery flights with sustainable jet fuel
Showing its strong commitment towards eco-efficiency, Airbus becomes the first aircraft manufacturer to offer its customers the option of delivering new jets using a blend of sustainable jet fuel. The 15th A350-900 for Cathay Pacific departed Toulouse on June 1st, bound for Hong Kong, with a 10 percent blend of sustainable jet fuel in its […]
Top five aviation innovations for the future
Some of the most important adaptations in the history of manned flight occurred in the back of an Ohio bicycle shop in 1896. While R&D has become somewhat more complex since the Wright Brother"™ time, the underlying principle remains the same: innovation is the beating heart of the aerospace industry. With many customers now willing […]
United commits to a lower carbon footprint during the coming year than its American and Delta rivals
United Airlines has pledged it will have a lower gross carbon footprint this year than its two main US rivals, Delta and American, as part of its 2017 Global Performance Commitment to corporate account customers. If the airline fails to meet the target then it will compensate eligible accounts in the form of United Services […]
