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V.A to launch the first zero emissions flight.

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The first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic powered only by sustainable aviation fuel will take off next year, a milestone the industry hopes will encourage investment in the new technology.

The UK government said that using the fuel would mean the Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 test flight between London’s Heathrow and New York’s John F. Kennedy airport would be the first transatlantic flight with net zero emissions. Using these fuels can reduce carbon emissions by about 70 per cent. For Virgin’s flights to achieve «net zero» status, the remaining 30 per cent of the emissions would be offset by investment in carbon removal technology, the UK government said. Safety regulators only allow a maximum of 50 per cent SAF blended with kerosene to be used in commercial jet engines. Still, UK transport minister Baroness Vere said the flight would demonstrate that it was safe to fully power a passenger aircraft with the new fuels.


Aviation is relying almost entirely on SAFs to cut its carbon emissions net zero by 2050, given that other cleaner technology, such as electric or hydrogen-powered aircraft, are still unproven at scale. The UK put a symbolic £1mn towards supporting the Virgin flight and has pledged £165mn to accelerate the commercialisation of SAF plants. Shai Weiss, Virgin Atlantic’s chief executive, said the government support was welcome but was «a drop in the ocean» compared with the money being spent in the US to support green energy development. «We need the government to create an environment which promotes and encourages SAF in the UK,» he said.

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  1. Cathy18 December 2022 at 12:29

    Why aren't we hearing more about these kinds of things? Why aren't they much more advertised on the news and on TV? Is it because good news just doesn't sell, doesn't bring in viewers like bad news is?

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  2. Eric18 December 2022 at 18:06

    This will be amazing! Anything that helps us keep the planet cleaner is great news. And yes those amounts of money from the government are a start but need to be 10x or even 100x to really mean something.

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