Air France A321-211 D-AZAD (F-GTAX) (msn 3930) XFW (Gerd Beilfuss), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Air France (Paris) and Airbus (Toulouse) have announced they completed the world’s greenest commercial flight by combining the latest fuel and air traffic management technologies. The flight from Toulouse-Blagnac to Paris-Orly using an Airbus A321 was able to demonstrate the cutting in half of CO2 emitted compared to a regular flight.
The (AF 6129) commercial flight combined for the first time the use of bio-fuels (50 per cent in each engine), optimised air traffic management (ATM) and efficient Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) to minimise CO2 emissions.
Combining these technologies helped half the overall CO2 emissions to 54 grams per passenger and kilometer. This is equivalent to a fuel efficiency of 2.2 litres of fuel per passenger and 100 Kilometers.
According to Airbus, “biofuel is one solution for reducing overall CO2 emissions. Airbus’ alternative fuel strategy is to speed up its commercialization through sustainable biofuel value chains. Thanks to several test flights and collaboration with the fuels standards bodies (ASTM and DefStan), today the use of 50 per cent bio-fuel blends are authorized in commercial flights.”
Copyright Photo: Gerd Beilfuss.
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