Virgin Atlantic flies to New York on 100% sustainable fuel

Virgin Atlantic flies to New York on 100% sustainable fuel

Virgin Atlantic’s Flight100 on Tuesday departed from London to New York, creating a milestone as the world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) transatlantic flight by a commercial airline.

The flight took off at 1149 GMT operated by a Virgin Boeing 787 powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. It follows the successful transatlantic crossing by a Gulfstream G600 business jet using the same fuel last week, said a Reuters report.

The flight is scheduled to arrive at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport at 1440 EST (1940 GMT). There are no paying passengers on board or cargo on the flight, which comes days before the start of COP28 climate talks in Dubai on Thursday, Reuters added.

Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, said in a blog post celebrating this momentous moment: "So proud to be onboard Virgin Atlantic’s Flight100 today.

"The world will always assume something can’t be done… until you do it. The spirit of innovation is getting out there and trying to prove that we can do things better for everyone’s benefit. This flight today shows that sustainable jet fuel can be used as a drop-in replacement for jet fuel – and it is the only