Emirates has operated its first historic flightórich in demonstrationón in one Boeing 777-300ER, feeding one of its engines with aviation fuelón 100% sustainable (PURE).
The flight took offó from the International Airport of Dubái (DXB), and was commanded by Capitán Fali Vajifdar and the captainán Khalid Nasser Akram, and flew overó durante más an hour off the coast of Dubái.
The demonstration flightón powered by PURE is of particular importance since the Emirates ÁArabs States declared to 2023 As the «Añor sustainability». The Añshow itá the UAE's commitment to seeking innovative solutions to challengesíI like energyía, climate changeáethical and other issues related to sustainability. The flight supports the industry's collective efforts to enable a future of flight 100% SAF and help advance the UAE's sustainability goals.
The demonstration flightóEmirates No., the first in the Middle East and North ÁAfrica that works 100% with SAF, supports the effortsáBroad plans to reduce lifecycle CO2 emissions as industry looks to increase its use of SAF. The flights tooén helpán to refine the playbook for future SAF demonstrations and supportán to the certificatesón future in which the 100% of SAF fuel for aircraft. Currently, SAF isá Approved for use on all aircraft, but only in mixtures of up to 50 % with conventional jet fuel.
Emirates workedó together with its partners GE Aerospace, Boeing, Honeywell, Neste and Virent to acquire and develop a SAF blend that closely replicates the properties of combustible for conventional aircraft. In every relationshipómix no., A large number of measurements of properties were carried out thatímicas and fífuel systems. Afterés of múMultiple laboratory tests and rigorous trials, they reached a proportionón of mixture that reflected the qualities of jet fuel. Eighteen tons of SAF were mixed, composed of HEFA-SPK provided by Neste (éSteres and áhydroprocessed fatty acids and kerosene paraffinínico saintético) y HDO-SAK from Virent (aroma keroseneálet them beéhydrodeoxygenated attic). The 100% SAF suministró a GE90 engine, while conventional jet fuel suppliesó the other engine.
The test flight demonstratesún más the compatibility of specially blended SAF as a source of combustible safe and reliable. The promising result of this initiative alsoén adds to the body of industry data and research on SAF mixtures in m proportionsás high, paving the way for standardizationón and approvalón future of 100% of direct SAF as a replacement for jet fuel, far above the 50 current. % límixing mite.
the airínea already runs a comprehensive efficiency program combustible that actively researches and implements ways to reduce fuel consumption and unnecessary emissions, whenever feasible from an operational point of view. Some of the initiatives máSignificant features of the program include the operationón of «flexible tracks» or flexible routes: la associationón with navigation service providersón aéArea to create the flight plan más efficient for each flight. These efforts have been ongoing since 2003, and Emirates has been working with THERE IT IS to extend this route system throughout the world as an operational procedure iságo where possible.
Emirates' first flight powered by SAF blended with jet fuel was in 2017, operating from Chicago O'Hare Airport on a Boeing 777. receivedó his first delivery of a A380 powered by SAF in 2020, and alsoéa loadó 32 tons of SAF for its flights from Stockholm that same toñO.
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