The US-based carrier United Airlines on Wednesday made aviation history by operating the first-ever commercial flight on 100 per cent sustainable fuel in one of two engines.
The flight operated from Chicago's O'Hare airport to Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport on a new United 737 MAX 8 and used 500 gallons of SAF in one engine and the same amount of conventional jet fuel in the other engine to further prove there are no operational differences between the two.
Currently, airlines are only permitted to use a maximum of 50 per cent SAF on board. The SAF used the flight is drop-in ready and compatible with existing aircraft fleets.
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