Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ main airline, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Neste, the world’s main producer of sustainable aviation gasoline (SAF), to discover the provision and buy of SAF in Asia Pacific.
SAF, an alternate gasoline constructed from sustainable feedstocks, holds important potential to cut back carbon emissions of air journey by as much as 80 p.c over the gasoline’s life cycle in comparison with utilizing typical jet gasoline.
“Carbon emissions are a urgent concern within the aviation trade. To this finish, Cebu Pacific has laid out initiatives to handle our emissions footprint, with a major give attention to integrating SAF in its operations. This can consequently reduce the environmental impression generated from our flights,” mentioned Alex Reyes, chief technique officer of Cebu Pacific.
CEB’s partnership with Neste signifies its steadfast dedication to minimizing its environmental impression and offering extra sustainable journey for its passengers. This initiative aligns with the worldwide aviation trade’s long-term aspirational purpose of attaining net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
“Sustainable aviation gasoline is a available resolution for lowering the greenhouse gasoline emissions from air journey. We’re proud that we’re going to assist Cebu Pacific’s dedication to cut back their environmental impression by utilizing our Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Gas, and we sit up for construct the cooperation with CEB sooner or later,” mentioned Sami Jauhiainen, appearing government vice chairman of the Renewable Aviation enterprise unit at Neste.
In September 2022, CEB operated its first passenger flight powered by blended SAF from Singapore to Manila. This achievement made CEB the primary low-cost service in Southeast Asia and the primary Philippine airline to include SAF in its industrial operations. Constructing on this success, the airline has introduced one other upcoming SAF-powered industrial flight from Narita (Tokyo) to Manila on October 25, 2023.
CEB goals to transition to an all-NEO fleet by 2028 and can incorporate using blended SAF for its complete industrial community by 2030.
