{"id":217015,"date":"2023-02-01T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=217015"},"modified":"2023-02-09T13:51:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T06:51:11","slug":"emirates-completes-saf-demo-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2023\/02\/emirates-completes-saf-demo-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates completes SAF demo flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DUBAI, UAE, 1 February 2023: Emirates has completed its first milestone demonstration flight on a Boeing 777-300ER, powering one of its engines with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight took off from Dubai International Airport (DXB) and was commanded by Captain Fali Vajifdar and Captain Khalid Nasser Akram, flying for more than one hour over the Dubai coastline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The demonstration flight powered by SAF holds particular significance as the UAE declares 2023 the \u2018Year of Sustainability\u2019. The year will showcase the UAE\u2019s commitment to seeking innovative solutions to challenges such as energy, climate change and other sustainability-related issues. The flight supports collective industry efforts to enable a future of 100% SAF flying and help advance the UAE\u2019s sustainability objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emirates\u2019 demonstration flight, the first in the Middle East and North Africa to be powered by 100% SAF, supports broader efforts to reduce lifecycle CO2 emissions as the industry looks to scale up its use of SAF. The flights will also help to refine the playbook for future SAF demonstrations and support future certification where 100% drop-in SAF fuel is approved for aircraft. Currently, SAF is approved for use in all aircraft but only in blends of up to 50% with conventional jet fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emirates worked alongside partners GE Aerospace, Boeing, Honeywell, Neste and Virent to procure and develop a blend of SAF that closely replicates the properties of conventional jet fuel. A host of chemical and physical fuel property measurements was carried out at each blend ratio. After multiple lab tests and rigorous trials, they arrived at a blending ratio that mirrored the qualities of jet fuel. Eighteen tonnes of SAF were blended, comprised of HEFA-SPK provided by Neste (hydro-processed esters and fatty acids and synthetic paraffinic kerosene) and HDO-SAK from Virent (hydro deoxygenated synthetic aromatic kerosene). The 100% SAF supplied one GE90 engine, with conventional jet fuel supplying the other engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n