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Airbus performed first flight fueled with 100% SAF on the A319neo
Airbus A319neo using 100% SAF
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Rafael Ramos
11/3/2021
During a sustainability study, Airbus, together with Dassault Avviation, ONERA, the French Ministry of Transport and Safran, performed a flight with an Airbus A319neo fully fueled with SAF, unmixed.
During the Oct. 28 flight, the Airbus A319neo's CFM LEAP-1A engine was fully fueled with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), derived from hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids such as used cooking oil and other fats. The fuel was supplied by Total Energies.
Paraffinic hydrocarbon fuel is free of aromatic molecules and sulfur, and its burning generates fewer unwanted by-products. Test results will be analyzed and should start appearing in 2022.
Contributing to the goal of zeroing the sector's carbon emissions by 2050, the test aims to deploy the SAF for more aircraft, thus reducing the environmental impact of the activity in the next generation of business jets and single-aisle aircraft.
Image: Unsplash
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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