In China, The Global Times reported that Airbus delivered an A320neo to China Eastern Airlines that used 5% of sustainable aviation fuel.
Flying from Tianjin to Xi’an in Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, this was be the first SAF delivery for a single-aisle aircraft assembled by Airbus in China, according to the report.
The SAF used in this delivery was purchased by Airbus from China National Aviation Fuel Group.
Airbus said that then all the customers receiving aircraft at its Tianjin plant will have the option to use some portion of SAF when taking delivery, the report stated.
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