With the first one departing, a total of 42 easyJet flights\noperating from Gatwick Airport were to be powered by a 30 percent Neste MY\nSustainable Aviation Fuel\u2122 blend. This important milestone marks the first time\na departing flight at Gatwick has used sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and is\nalso the first usage by any easyJet service. It confirms the strong commitment\nof all parties involved \u2013 international aviation fuel supplier Q8Aviation,\neasyJet, Gatwick Airport Ltd and Neste \u2013 to achieve a net carbon emission\nreduction in the fuel used in aviation and work towards an ultimate goal for\naviation to reach net zero emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of the 42 flights running on Neste MY Sustainable Aviation\nFuel blend, 39 of these will be the easyJet flights operating from Gatwick to\nGlasgow throughout the COP26 Climate Change Conference, which runs from 31st\nOctober to 12th November. Across all 42 flights, greenhouse gas emissions will\nbe reduced by up to 70 tons which further signals the industry\u2019s intentions to\nreduce greenhouse gas emissions on a course to reaching net zero emissions by\n2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Q8Aviation has delivered the first supply of Neste MY\nSustainable Aviation Fuel to the fuel supply at Gatwick Airport. Neste\u2019s\nmarket-leading sustainable aviation fuel, which is fully certified, is produced\nfrom 100% renewable and sustainable waste and residue raw materials, such as\nused cooking oil and animal fat waste. In its neat form and over its life\ncycle, Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel can achieve a reduction of up to 80%*\nof greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil jet fuel use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neste-produced SAF is blended with Jet A-1 fuel at a depot\nupstream of Gatwick Airport to create a drop-in fuel that is compatible with\nexisting aircraft engines and the airport infrastructure, without requiring\nextra investment. Q8Aviation delivered the fuel to the main storage tanks at\nGatwick Airport for supply to easyJet aircraft via the airport\u2019s hydrant system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incorporation of SAF into Gatwick\u2019s operations for\ntoday\u2019s flight is an important proof of concept for the airport in\ndemonstrating its continued commitment to work with its aviation partners on\ndecarbonization. Gatwick\u2019s own 2019 carbon footprint showed that the airport is\nalready half-way to net zero for its own operations and is committed to\nachieving Net Zero direct emissions by 2040.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jonathan Wood, Vice President Europe, Renewable Aviation at\nNeste said: \u201cThe aviation industry has already taken important steps to reduce\nits environmental impact. A key element in achieving this is the wider\nintroduction of sustainable aviation fuel. Neste is investing as we speak to\nincrease SAF production capacity from 100,000 metric tons to 1.5 million metric\ntons annually in 2023. Neste welcomes government proposals to encourage the use\nof SAF to reduce aviation greenhouse gas emissions. It is important that more\nand more airlines, airports and fuel suppliers lead the way to a more\nsustainable future for aviation. We are happy to welcome easyJet, Q8Aviation\nand Gatwick Airport among these frontrunners.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Naser Ben Butain, General Manager Q8Aviation said: \u201cWe are\ndelighted to play our part in supplying the first sustainable aviation fuel to\neasyJet at Gatwick. We have forged a strong partnership with easyJet over many\nyears, and benefit from excellent support from Gatwick Airport Ltd and Neste\nand look forward to working closely with all the partners to further our\nsustainability objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jane Ashton, Director of Sustainability at easyJet said: \u201cAt\neasyJet, we want to play our part to lead the decarbonization of aviation.\nWe\u2019re pleased to announce that today we\u2019re operating using SAF in a proof-of-concept\nflight from Gatwick having also committed to using a SAF blend on all flights\noperating from Gatwick to Glasgow throughout COP26, thanks to a collaborative\neffort with our partners involved in this project. The availability of SAF\nstill needs to grow but they will be an important interim solution in our decarbonization\npathway, while we are supporting the development of zero-emission aircraft,\nwhich will be the most sustainable solution for short-haul networks such as our\nown in the long term. In the meantime, we are operating our flights as\nefficiently as possible and are currently the only major European airline to\noffset the carbon emissions from the fuel used for all our flights, which has\nan impact right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tim Norwood, Director of Corporate Affairs, Planning and\nSustainability of Gatwick Airport said: \u201cWe are very pleased to work with\neasyJet, Q8Aviation and Neste to demonstrate SAF use at Gatwick Airport. SAF is\none of several ways that UK aviation and Gatwick will reach net zero carbon by\n2050, alongside carbon offsets, airspace modernization and continued innovation\nin aerospace technology, including electric, hydrogen and hybrid aircraft\nsystems. With smart Government policy to\nunderpin investment in cost competitive UK SAF production, many more flights could\nbe using UK produced SAF by the mid-2020s. Achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050\nis both a great challenge and an opportunity for our industry. Sustainable Aviation\u2019s decarbonization\nroadmap and interim goals set out clear milestones and we\u2019re ready to play our\npart at Gatwick, through implementing the roadmap\u2019s first decade milestones and\nby keeping the roadmap updated to incorporate additional technology solutions\nfor the 2030s.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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