In Sweden, the Volvo Group announced that as of autumn 2022, the company will fly their employees with Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) aircrafts using 50% SAF, starting with two departures per week between Gothenburg Landvetter Airport (GOT) and Lyon-Saint Exupéry (LYS).
”In Collaboration with Volvo Group we have decided to fly with 50% SAF, which is currently the maximum amount permitted in commercial aviation”, said Martin Erkenborn, Chief Commercial Officer at Braathens Regional Airlines.
Volvo noted that the new route between Gothenburg and Lyon will be the first commercial route in the world which will be flown with 50% SAF. For Volvo Group this means that they can fly their employees between Renault Headquarters in Lyon and Volvo Group headquarters in Gothenburg with a sustainable way to fly.
Currently the maximum SAF permitted in commercial traffic is 50%. BRA is running a project in collaboration with aircraft manufacturer ATR and fuel producers Neste aiming to speed up the process of certifying 100% fossil free flights.
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