![]() ![]() The ground-breaking ferry flight on Vistara’ s newest GEnx-powered Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft was operated from Charleston International Airport, South Carolina to the IGI airport in Delhi in partnership with The Boeing Company and GE Aerospace. The GEnx is also up to 15 per cent more fuel efficient than its predecessor, helping reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions in flight in addition to the benefits of SAF.” ![]() Compatibility with existing aircraft engines is one of the reasons SAF is critical to helping the aviation industry reach its goal to be net zero by 2050 and collaborations like this encouraging greater adoption of SAF globally helps bring us closer to this target. The GEnx engine, like all GE Aerospace engines, can operate on approved SAF blends today. Vikram Rai, Country Head – South Asia & Indonesia, GE Aerospace said, “GE Aerospace congratulates Vistara on this milestone. ![]() Vistara, along with other airline companies of the Tata group – Air India and Air Asia India, recently signed an MoU with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Petroleum to collaborate on the research, development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). The airline is currently working under the TATA Aviation Sustainability Working Group along with the other aviation arms of the TATA group for reducing carbon emissions. Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a cleaner and more sustainable alternative to conventional jet fuel, lowering carbon emissions by up to 80 per cent over the fuel’s life cycle, depending on the feedstock. By using a blend of 30 per cent SAF with 70 per cent conventional jet fuel, Vistara was able to reduce approximately 150,000 pounds of CO2 emissions over the fuel’s life cycle. Joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, full-service carrier Vistara has become the country's first airline to operate a wide-body aircraft using sustainable aviation fuel ( SAF) on a long-haul route. ![]()
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