Used Cooking Oil Powers Passenger Jet’s Nearly 7-Hour Flight From Paris to Montreal

Used Cooking Oil Powers Passenger Jet’s Nearly 7-Hour Flight From Paris to Montreal

An Air France flight powered by used cooking oil took off from Paris today for a nearly seven-hour flight to Montreal, Canada.

Air France-KLM joined forces with Total, Airbus and airport operator Groupe ADP to "achieve the first long-haul flight with sustainable aviation fuel [SAF]," according to a press release.

"Air France flight 342 took off today at 3:40 p.m. from Terminal 2E of Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport to Montreal (Canada), carrying for the first time in its tanks sustainable air fuel produced by Total in its French factories," Air France-KLM wrote in the release.