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Upcoming China Eastern flight to be powered by sustainable aviation fuel
China Eastern Airlines announced on Wednesday that the maiden flight of its new A320neo will be partially powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The flight from Tianjin to Xi'an of Northwest China's Shaanxi province is scheduled for Friday morning.
Airbus, China Eastern hold first delivery flight with sustainable aviation fuel for A320neo
Airbus said on Wednesday that its Tianjin plant delivered an A320neo to China Eastern Airlines that used 5 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) as the fuel for the delivery flight.
Radisson Says Sustainability Efforts Start by Communicating Everything
Earlier, when Radisson Hotel Group mentioned to their clients that all the meetings hosted in the group’s hotels around the world are 100 percent carbon neutral, there wouldn’t be too many follow-up questions. Cut to 2022, and clients now want to know how this carbon neutrality is being achieved.
Delta Air Lines Collaborating With MIT To Reduce Climate Impact
Delta Air Lines has announced that it is collaborating with MIT in an effort to reduce its environmental impact in the form of preventing persistent contrails, which are roughly 10 percent of all contrails and create long-standing clouds that trap heat and ultimately warm the earth.
EasyJet Reveals Proposal to be More Sustainable
According to a survey published by the British low-cost airline, EasyJet, out of 2,000 British vacationers, more than 75 percent believe that airlines urgently need to define ways to achieve net zero CO2 emissions. EasyJet is the second-largest low-cost airline in Europe after Ryanair
Online Travel Training, United Airlines launch sustainability course
United Airlines is the latest company to launch a dedicated sustainability course with Online Travel Training The sustainability course is aimed at informing and educating the travel trade about United’s green initiatives such as electric aircraft and sustainable aviation fuel purchases
How ANA Is Repurposing Used Cargo Plastic Across Its Operations
All Nippon Airways, commonly known as ANA (NH), has launched a recycling campaign with a leading plastics trading company, Sojitz Pla-Net, to reduce the disposal of plastic waste. The partnership marks the first recycling campaign to be ever launched by a Japanese airline.
Virgin Atlantic Launches SAF Program for Corp. Clients
U.K. long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic is the latest carrier to launch a corporate sustainable aviation fuel program allowing clients to contribute towards the cost of the fuel. Virgin Atlantic said the SAF program would be available to corporate clients of “any size or location”
Cebu Pacific Becomes 1st Philippines Airline To Use SAF For Commercial Flights
Cebu Pacific, the Philippines' biggest low-cost carrier, has been connecting Manila and Singapore for several years. Flight 5J 814 flies daily between Changi Airport's Terminal 4 and Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport and is typically operated by the airline's narrowbody fleet.