Neste permits Vietnam Airways first flight utilizing sustainable aviation gas.
Vietnam Airways, the flag service airline of Vietnam, has operated its first flight utilizing Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Gas™. A Vietnam Airways Airbus A321 was refueled with blended sustainable aviation gas (SAF) at Changi Airport in Singapore for its return flight to Hanoi, Vietnam on Might 27, 2024.
This milestone marks Vietnam Airways as the primary airline in Vietnam’s historical past to make the most of sustainable aviation gas (SAF) for industrial passenger flights. Moreover, the airline grew to become the primary visiting service from the Asia-Pacific area to learn from Neste’s SAF provide capabilities at Singapore Changi Airport. Neste produced the SAF at its Singapore refinery and after mixing the SAF with typical jet gas, the gas mix was equipped to Vietnam Airways utilizing Neste’s built-in provide chain into the Changi Airport.
Nguyen Chien Thang, Govt Vice President of Vietnam Airways, mentioned:
Vietnam Airways believes that the usage of SAF will assist create a extra sustainable future for the aviation business, offering passengers with each wonderful service high quality and environmental friendliness.
“We’re collaborating with our companions within the provide chain to broaden the usage of SAF sooner or later, thereby contributing to the profitable achievement of objectives associated to net-zero emissions and local weather change prevention,”
Carrie Music, Senior Vice President Business from the Renewable Merchandise enterprise at Neste, mentioned:
We’re excited that Vietnam Airways selected our Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Gas for its first flight with SAF.
“The aviation business is dedicated to formidable local weather targets, and sustainable aviation gas performs an important function in reaching these objectives. Because the world’s main producer of SAF, Neste is totally dedicated to supporting prospects resembling Vietnam Airways on their decarbonization journey, and we stay up for increasing our cooperation,”
Vietnam Airways’ flight with Neste-produced sustainable aviation gas demonstrates Neste’s ongoing dedication to supporting airways on their journey to cut back aviation-related emissions and to boost consciousness of SAF as a key lever to cut back air journey emissions.
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