Airbus realizedó The first flight of a A380 propelled 100% with 27 tons of PURE – Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
the grandfatheróN of the test A380 by Airbus, MSN 1, took offó from Toulouse airport, France, at 08:43 of friday 25 of March. THE FLIGHT DURó about three hours, operando un motor Rolls-Royce Trent 900 with 100% sustainable aviation fuelón.
Total Energies proporcionó 27 tons of PURE unmixed for this flight. The SAF produced in Normandía, circle of Le Havre, France, se elaboró from éSteres and áHydroprocessed fatty acids (HEFA), No AROM compoundsáTicos or sulfur, and mainly composed of used cooking oil, así Like other waste fats. East á planned that a second flight will be made, With the same avión, from Toulouse to Nice airport, the 29 of March, to test the use of SAF during takeoff and landing.
This is the third type of avión of Airbus who flies with SAF to 100% during 12 months; the first was an Airbus A350 in March 2021 followed by an avióhallway number úNico A319neo in October 2021.
Increasing the use of SAF remains a key path to achieving ambición of the zero carbon emission industry for 2050. The statesíKey Sticas described in the WayPoint Report 2050 indicate that SAF couldíto contribute between the 53% and the 71% of carbon reductions required.
All the planes of Airbus Eastán currently certified to fly with a mixture of up to a 50% of SAF mixed with kerosene. The objective is to achieve certificationón of the 100% SAF at the end of this Déeach.
the grandfatherón A380 used during the test is the same avión that revealedó Recently as the demonstrator Airbus ZEROe, A flying test bench for TechnologyíFundamental future to bring the first avi to the marketón of zero emissions from the world to 2035.
