Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦 on Nostr: A Virgin Atlantic passenger jet - with no cargo or paying passengers - crossed the ...
A Virgin Atlantic passenger jet - with no cargo or paying passengers - crossed the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday (London-to-New York) using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
“Engines in commercial use are not yet certified to fly on more than 50% SAF and the vast majority of flights blend in a much lower amount of SAF with traditional jet fuel.”
SAF is used cooking oil + waste animal fat + “synthetic aromatic kerosene made from waste corn.”
#ClimateChange
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/virgin-atlantic-jet-lift-off-maiden-transatlantic-flight-low-carbon-fuel-2023-11-28/
“Engines in commercial use are not yet certified to fly on more than 50% SAF and the vast majority of flights blend in a much lower amount of SAF with traditional jet fuel.”
SAF is used cooking oil + waste animal fat + “synthetic aromatic kerosene made from waste corn.”
#ClimateChange
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/virgin-atlantic-jet-lift-off-maiden-transatlantic-flight-low-carbon-fuel-2023-11-28/