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Towards sustainability
Turkish Airlines plans algae-based fuel
Airbus A321
Turkish Airlines
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Rafael Ramos
2/4/2022
In order to achieve decarbonization targets, Turkish Airlines seeks to develop sustainable fuels. To advance this technology, the company has already started fueling some of its planes with SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel).
In the program “Our route is the future”, Turkish launched its first flight fueled with sustainable fuel, the TK1823, which went from Istanbul to Paris on February 2, operated by the Airbus A321. The company did not disclose the percentage of SAF used.
For now, the flight runs only once a week, but the company has plans to add more frequencies on this route. The fuel will be received from the Neste company, being second generation and made from waste and renewable raw materials, with products such as used cooking oil.
“We are the airline that flies to more countries than any other in the world. This also means that we are the airline that presents our guests with the richest biodiversity. Our first flight that uses sustainable resources is part of this vision. We conduct our work to achieve sustainability with this mindset and responsibility,” said Ahmet Bolat, Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee of Turkish Airlines
In addition, in collaboration with the University of Bogaziçi, it is developing the Microalgae-Based Sustainable Biojet Fuel (MICRO-JET) project. The project is expected to develop a carbon-negative biorefinery, which would be a first in Europe and Turkey.
The use of SAF as an alternative to reduce aviation emissions in the short term is nothing new, with companies such as British Airways, Air France-KLM, United Airlines, Embraer, among others, making their efforts in favor of the use of fuel.
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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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