MUMBAI: Tata-SIA airline Vistara on Thursday turned into the primary Indian service to perform a business home flight on a wide-body airplane the usage of sustainable aviation gas (SAF). With a mix of 17% SAF and 83% standard jet gas, the airline operated a brand spanking new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from Delhi to Mumbai on a flight that reduce carbon dioxide emissions by way of about 4500 kgs, mentioned the airline.
Last month, Vistara operated a wide-body airplane on a long-haul global path the usage of sustainable aviation gas, a primary for an Indian airline. “A blend of 30% SAF and 70% conventional jet fuel was used on a ferry flight between Charleston International Airport, South Carolina to Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, which resulted in the reduction of approximately 68,000 kgs of CO2 emissions over the fuel’s life cycle,” the airline said.
In the past few years other Indian carriers have operated demo flights using SAF, but this is the first time that an airline operated a commercial passenger flight using blended fuel. In August 2018, SpiceJet, for instance, used SAF on a demo flight from Dehradun to Delhi. In February 2018, IndiGo operated the first SAF trial flight from Toulouse to Delhi.
Vinod Kannan, CEO, Vistara, said, “We have always been committed to driving sustainability and innovation in aviation, and are delighted to carry out yet another industry-first initiative of operating a commercial flight on a wide-body using SAF.”
Last 12 months, Tata team airline corporations, Air India, AirAsia India and Vistara signed an MoU with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Petroleum to collaborate at the analysis, construction and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). “Vistara is also working through the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), to lower CO2 emissions for international flights and to curb the industry’s impact on climate change,” the airline mentioned.
Last month, Vistara operated a wide-body airplane on a long-haul global path the usage of sustainable aviation gas, a primary for an Indian airline. “A blend of 30% SAF and 70% conventional jet fuel was used on a ferry flight between Charleston International Airport, South Carolina to Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, which resulted in the reduction of approximately 68,000 kgs of CO2 emissions over the fuel’s life cycle,” the airline said.
In the past few years other Indian carriers have operated demo flights using SAF, but this is the first time that an airline operated a commercial passenger flight using blended fuel. In August 2018, SpiceJet, for instance, used SAF on a demo flight from Dehradun to Delhi. In February 2018, IndiGo operated the first SAF trial flight from Toulouse to Delhi.
Vinod Kannan, CEO, Vistara, said, “We have always been committed to driving sustainability and innovation in aviation, and are delighted to carry out yet another industry-first initiative of operating a commercial flight on a wide-body using SAF.”
Last 12 months, Tata team airline corporations, Air India, AirAsia India and Vistara signed an MoU with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Petroleum to collaborate at the analysis, construction and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). “Vistara is also working through the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), to lower CO2 emissions for international flights and to curb the industry’s impact on climate change,” the airline mentioned.