Airbus flies first A380 powered by sustainable fuel – The National

Airbus flies first A380 powered by sustainable fuel – The National

Airbus flew the first A380 flight powered by 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) last week, which the aviation industry sees as a way of making flying more environmentally friendly before the introduction of hybrid, electric or hydrogen airplanes.

Airbus' four-engined A380 test aircraft MSN 1 took off from Blagnac Airport in Toulouse, France at 8:43am on March 25, the European planemaker said in a statement. The flight lasted about three hours, operating one Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine entirely on SAF.

"Increasing the use of SAF remains a key pathway to achieving the industry’s ambition of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050," Airbus said.