Air France Flies First French SAF-Powered Long-Haul Flight

Helen Massy-Beresford May 19, 2021
SAF
An Air France A350 was fueled with French-produced SAF for the first time on May 18.
Credit: Eric Piermont / AFP / Getty Images
PARIS—Air France said it has operated the first long-haul flight powered partly by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced in France. Air France-KLM, oil major Total—which produced the SAF in its French plants—airport operator Groupe ADP and Airbus teamed up for Flight 342, which took off at 3.40 p...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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