Emirates Operates First Flight From Dubai With SAF

Emirates will operate its first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight between Dubai International Airport (DXB)

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and Sydney International Airport (SYD) on October 24. Emirates flew EK 412 on an Airbus A380.

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The SAF mix was designed to mimic jet fuel and integrate into an airport's fuel supply.

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Emirates' work to develop the worldwide sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply is about aviation sustainability. As Emirates President Sir Tim Clark stated,

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An Airbus A380, A6-EVG, carrying 60/40 jet fuel and SAF from Dubai to Sydney achieved the historic moment. The 12,039 km (7,480.7 mi) flight

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was uneventful, but Airbus' March 2022 test flight with an A380 on 100% SAF from spent cooking oil was predicted.

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Emirates tested 100% SAF in a Boeing 777-300ER engine on an hour-long non-revenue flight in January before the historic flight.

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Some, including GOL Airlines Operations Control Center director Eduardo Calderon, outgoing Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker, and

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Shell Aviation's Ashleigh McDougall, see a long road ahead for a stronger global SAF supply.

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