SAVANNAH UNITED STATES
Welcome to transoceanic SAF Age
Transatlantic business jet flights fuelled by SAF became a reality late last year. Words: Fayaz Hussain
ON NOVEMBER 19th 2023, the aviation world witnessed a landmark achievement. A Gulfstream G600 business jet crossed the Atlantic powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) – paving the way for sustainable transatlantic business aviation.
Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream told CJI: “The recent G600 100% SAF flight was an important step in testing the use of 100% SAF in both engines in specific environmental conditions. The business aviation industry as a whole benefits from these types of missions which also serve to better educate the public on the important work we are all doing to reach the industry’s goals of carbon neutrality.”
The G600 departed Savannah, Georgia and touched down at Farnborough Airport, UK after a six-hour, 56-minute flight.
Both its Pratt & Whitney PW815GA engines burned 100% SAF; a blend derived from renewable sources such as cooking oil and waste fats provided by World Energy.
The SAF flight demonstrated sustainable fuel’s viability for long-haul business aviation flights. It also quashed concerns about the fuel’s performance during long flights .
“One of the keys to reaching business aviation’s long-term decarbonisation goals is the broad use of SAF in place of fossil-based jet fuel,” said Burns. “The completion of this world-class flight advances business aviation’s overarching sustainability mission.”
It started in Savannah: The G600 business jet was refuelled with 100% SAF before the record-breaking six-hour and 56-minute flight to Farnborough, Airport, UK.
SAVANNAH UNITED STATES
Welcome to transoceanic SAF Age
Transatlantic business jet flights fuelled by SAF became a reality late last year. Words: Fayaz Hussain
ON NOVEMBER 19th 2023, the aviation world witnessed a landmark achievement. A Gulfstream G600 business jet crossed the Atlantic powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) – paving the way for sustainable transatlantic business aviation.
Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream told CJI: “The recent G600 100% SAF flight was an important step in testing the use of 100% SAF in both engines in specific environmental conditions. The business aviation industry as a whole benefits from these types of missions which also serve to better educate the public on the important work we are all doing to reach the industry’s goals of carbon neutrality.”
The G600 departed Savannah, Georgia and touched down at Farnborough Airport, UK after a six-hour, 56-minute flight.
Both its Pratt & Whitney PW815GA engines burned 100% SAF; a blend derived from renewable sources such as cooking oil and waste fats provided by World Energy.
The SAF flight demonstrated sustainable fuel’s viability for long-haul business aviation flights. It also quashed concerns about the fuel’s performance during long flights .
“One of the keys to reaching business aviation’s long-term decarbonisation goals is the broad use of SAF in place of fossil-based jet fuel,” said Burns. “The completion of this world-class flight advances business aviation’s overarching sustainability mission.”
It started in Savannah: The G600 business jet was refuelled with 100% SAF before the record-breaking six-hour and 56-minute flight to Farnborough, Airport, UK.
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