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Emirates Airlines has purchased over 3k tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Shell Aviation at the London Heathrow Airport to fuel some of its flights, according to a statement. The SAF is blended with standard jet fuel and will be incorporated into the airport’s fuelling infrastructure and jet engines until the end of the summer.
A record amount: This is the largest amount of SAF that Emirates has bought in light of the airport’s incentive program making the alternative fuel more affordable and accessible for airlines. SAF can reduce conventional jet fuel life cycle emissions by up to 80%.
Emirates isn’t new to SAF: Emirates began implementing its agreement with Neste to supply over 2 mn gallons of SAF for its flights departing from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport throughout this year. The SAF blend, fully integrated into Amsterdam Schiphol’s refueling system, will comprise 1 mn gallons of pure SAF. Emirates and Neste also plan to introduce SAF at Singapore Changi Airport in the coming months. Emirates signed an offtake agreement with Neste for 3 mn gallons of blended SAF to fuel upcoming flights from Schiphol last October.
The airline is investing in research too: Emirates partnered with Cambridge University’s Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA) to fund research and development projects aimed at reducing fossil fuels’ climate impact in commercial aviation earlier this month. The collaboration marks the airline’s first investment allocated from its USD 200 mn Sustainability Fund. Other partners include Boeing and Rolls-Royce.
