Items Tagged with "Virgin Atlantic"

Virgin Atlantic uses carbon waste to power transatlantic flight

Virgin Atlantic on Oct. 2 deployed its first commerical flight powered by fuel produced from industrial waste gases using pioneering technology in a transatlantic flight from Orlando International Airport to London Gatwick, a project that could shift the conversation on using alternative energy sour Read More...

Virgin Atlantic Agrees to SAF Supply

Virgin Atlantic Limited and Neste Oyi announced the UK supply of 2.5 million litres/2,000 metric tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), which will be delivered in the first half of 2022 to London Heathrow. The supply is a step towards the airline’s target of 10% SAF by 2030. The agree Read More...

Virgin Atlantic to Fly Net Zero Transatlantic Flight

The first global net zero transatlantic flight will take off from the UK in 2023 with Virgin Atlantic set to fly one of its Boeing 787 aircraft from London to New York using only sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).The airline received UK government funding for the flight to show how SAF could replace c Read More...

Virgin Atlantic Conducts Test for SAF Transatlantic Flight

Virgin Atlantic confirmed a successful Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend ground test with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine. The test is a key milestone in the project to achieve the first 100% SAF flight travel across the Atlantic from London Heathrow to New York's JFK airport on a Boeing Read More...

Virgin Atlantic Conducts London to NYC SAF Flight

Virgin Atlantic announced a flight took off from London Heathrow and landed in New York using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).The fuel was made from waste products and delivers CO2 lifecycle emissions savings of up to 70%. Flight100 will assess how its use affects the flight's no Read More...