Neste allows first Thai Airways flight utilizing sustainable aviation gasoline in cooperation with PTT and Petco Buying and selling.
Thai Airways, the flag service airline of Thailand, operated its first flight utilizing Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Gasoline™ on December 13, 2023. A Thai Airways (THAI) Boeing 777 was refueled with blended sustainable aviation gasoline (SAF) at Phuket Airport in Thailand for the return flight to Bangkok Worldwide Airport.
The blended SAF was equipped by PTT, a Thai oil and gasoline firm, in collaboration with Petco Buying and selling Labuan Firm Ltd, the advertising and buying and selling arm of Petronas, a Malaysian vitality group.
Sustainable aviation gasoline is a key lever to cut back emissions of air journey. This primary flight, ensuing from a robust collaboration between the businesses concerned, illustrates THAI’s dedication to attaining the aviation trade’s 2050 web zero carbon emission objective. A neighborhood occasion at Phuket Airport additionally involving stakeholders comparable to Airports of Thailand and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), marked this milestone for THAI.
This flight demonstrates Neste’s ongoing dedication because the world’s main producer of SAF to help the discount of aviation-related emissions, working along with companions throughout the worth chain to boost the attention of SAF and to extend its availability world wide.
Sami Jauhiainen, Vice President APAC from the Renewable Aviation enterprise at Neste mentioned:
We’re excited that Thai Airways used our Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Gasoline for its first flight with SAF.
“The aviation trade is dedicated to bold local weather targets, and sustainable aviation gasoline performs an important position in reaching these objectives. Neste is working along with companions comparable to PTT and Petco Buying and selling to extend the supply and use of SAF, and we look ahead to additional rising the provision of SAF within the Asia-Pacific area,”
Sustainable Aviation Gasoline
Sustainable aviation gasoline is a renewable aviation gasoline offering a extra sustainable different to standard, fossil-based jet gasoline. Utilizing Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Gasoline™ reduces greenhouse gasoline emissions by as much as 80%* over the gasoline’s life cycle, in comparison with utilizing standard jet gasoline.
Neste’s SAF is constructed from sustainably sourced, 100% renewable waste and residue uncooked supplies, comparable to used cooking oil and animal fats waste. SAF is mixed with standard jet gasoline earlier than use and works seamlessly with present plane engines and fueling infrastructure.
Neste allows first Thai Airways flight utilizing sustainable aviation gasoline in cooperation with PTT and Petco Buying and selling, December 14, 2023
