QANTAS Airways’ (Sydney) today operated its first biofuel flight. Flight QF 1121 departed Sydney at 10:20 am (1020) this morning and arrived in Adelaide at 12:05 pm (1205). The return flight, QF 1120, departed Adelaide at 1:35 pm (1335), arriving in Sydney at 4:00 pm (1600).
On April 19, Jetstar flights JQ 705 and JQ 706 from Melbourne to Hobart and back will also be powered by the same fuel type used in today’s QF flights, underlining the QANTAS Group’s commitment to sustainable aviation fuel.
Supplied by SkyNRG, the fuel type is a 50:50 blend of biofuel and conventional jet fuel certified for use in commercial aviation. Its “life cycle” carbon footprint is around 60 percent smaller than that of conventional jet fuel.
The company also announced today that it will conduct a feasibility study into the potential for an Australian sustainable aviation fuel industry, backed by funding from the Australian Government.
The Honorable Martin Ferguson MP, Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism, announced the Australian government’s support for the study this morning. Government funding for the study will be allocated under the Emerging Renewables Program, while Shell will provide technical support. The study will commence in May.
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