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Aeromexico operates its first flights flying with biofuel between the USA and Mexico with Boeing planes 737-800.
Within the framework of the "International Day Against Climate Change", Aeromexico will operate its first flights between the United States and Mexico using sustainable aviation fuel (PURE), with which it will reduce 27 tons of CO2, equivalent to more than 3,800 cars stop circulating one day in Mexico City.
Biofuel
Flights will depart from San Francisco, USA, and they will be destined for the cities of Guadalajara and Mexico; these will be operated with Boeing equipment 737-800 with GE / Safran CFM56 engines. For these trips almost 40 thousand liters of sustainable fuel made from waste animal fats and vegetable oils, as well as Jet A jet fuel. As the start of a long-term partnership, the supplier was Neste Company, We are the leader in the production and supply of fuels renewable and one of the most sustainable companies in the world according to Corporate Knights.
Maria Dolores Paradis, Aeroméxico Sustainable Project Planning Manager commented:
“The reduction of CO2 emissions is part of our sustainable strategy to combat climate change. For more than a decade we have had a fuel efficiency program that has allowed us to decrease around 270 thousand tons of CO2, the equivalent of the circulation of 105 thousand cars a year in Mexico City. Aeromexico's operations and engineering and optimization teams take care of these initiatives that challenge us as a company every day, as an industry and contribute to a better future for Mexico and the world. "
The use of biofuel allows airlines to reduce up to 80% Greenhouse Gas emissions and Aeromexico is a pioneer in its use in Mexico and Latin America. On 2010 Several flights with sustainable fuels were operated between Mexico and Costa Rica as part of the Green Flights campaign. On 2011 the first transatlantic flight between Mexico and Madrid with biofuel and in 2012 a flight to São Paulo was made for the United Nations RIO + 20 Sustainable Development conference, initiatives of the company's operations engineering team.
Aeromexico is one of the most modern airlines on the market that continually invests in its aircraft, that house technologies of combustion "lean-burn" and of high propulsive efficiency. As a result of the above, has been reduced to 25% burning fuel, and the commitment to future operations with biofuel is reinforced, in collaboration with GE and Safran.
As part of the Agenda of the Annual General Meeting of the THERE IT IS carried out in early October, the airline flag de México spoke in favor of the IATA resolution regarding the long-term commitment to achieve zero net CO2 emissions in 2050.
Aligned to Sustainable Development Goal number 13 of the Agenda 2030 of the United Nations "Climate Action", Aeromexico will continue to apply initiatives to reduce and offset its emissions, as well as contributing to a greener future for the next generations.
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