The Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft took off from London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday (28 November) and crossed the Atlantic Ocean to reach New York’s JFK Airport. Let us tell you that cooking fuel is called 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel. A video of the transatlantic flight taking off using cooking oil was posted on the Virgin Atlantic social media handle.
The whole world is making different efforts to control global warming. India, America, and European countries are continuously working on reducing carbon emissions. For the first time in the world, cooking oil was used as fuel on Tuesday. This means that the plane flew on sustainable aviation fuel.
The Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft took off from London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday (28 November) crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached New York’s JFK Airport. Let us tell you that cooking fuel is called 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel.
The company shared a video
The first ever 100% sustainable fuel flight by the @RoyalAirForce. The fuel is made from used cooking oil! Takes the service a bit closer to their 2040 net zero target. @ForcesNews pic.twitter.com/sdCSj5hPh7
— Claire Sadler (@ClaireBFBS) November 19, 2022A video of the transatlantic flight taking off using cooking oil was posted on the Virgin Atlantic social media handle.
In the post, the company wrote, “History at 38,000 feet, Virgin Atlantic is currently operating the world’s first commercial aircraft flying on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel.
(“The past at 38,000 feet. Currently, Virgin Atlantic is conducting the first commercial airline flight across the Atlantic using only sustainable aviation fuel. To see this take to the skies photo, over a year of intense cross-industry collaboration has culminated in Flight100.Twitter: https://97mLaa4hoj)
UK Transport Department gave financial help to the aircraft
In addition to Virgin founder Richard Branson, others including corporate, and government officials, engineers, and journalists were present on the flight. He said, “The world will always assume that something can’t be done unless you do it.
The UK Department of Transport provided one million pounds ($1.27 million) to power this aircraft using fossil fuel. Governments have discussed decarbonizing air travel for a long time. The UK government claims that this flight represents a significant advancement in the environmentally friendly travel industry.
The amount of sustainable aviation fuel in the fuel is 50 percent
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is produced by combining renewable biomass and other spent fuels. Sustainable aviation fuel is mixed with kerosene in planes. However, the amount of sustainable aviation fuel in the fuel has been kept at 50 percent.
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