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Airbus A380 flies with 100% sustainable aviation fuel in one engine
March 30th 2022
Airbus has successfully completed a test flight with an A380 powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Read More » The A380 MSN1 departed Toulouse and flew for about three hours with one of its four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines operating with 100% SAF. The SAF was supplied by TotalEnergies and produced from used cooking oil and other waste fats. A second flight is scheduled to occur overnight in the Asian time zone. "All Airbus aircraft are certified to fly with up to a 50% blend of SAF mixed with kerosene," Airbus said. "The aim is to achieve certification of 100% SAF by the end of this decade." The A380 was the third Airbus aircraft to be flown with 100% SAF after an A350 in March 2021 and an A319 in October 2021.
