Aerolineas Argentinas plane makes its first flight with sustainable fuel

Aerolíneas Argentinas made its first flight with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) covering the Madrid-Buenos Aires route, with an aircraft that arrived early this morning at Ezeiza International Airport.

Flight AR1135 is the company’s initial test with this type of fuel, within the framework of its Sustainability Plan, the company informed that the aircraft was charged with 2% SAF type fuel for the purpose of performance analysis tests, which were positive.

According to the projections, from 2027, this type of fuel will be used in all Aerolíneas Argentinas flights with the aim of achieving neutrality by 2050, in accordance with the international agreements signed by the companies that are part of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

SAF fuels are chemically similar to fossil fuels but with lower net greenhouse gas emissions in their life cycle.

To qualify as an AFS, a fuel must have a 50-60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and its feedstock must be from non-diversity-impairing soils and techniques.

In addition, it must meet certain social, economic and environmental criteria and considerations aimed at reducing the influence of aviation on the atmosphere.

Aerolíneas Argentinas made its first flight with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) covering the Madrid-Buenos Aires route, with an aircraft that arrived early this morning at Ezeiza International Airport.

“It is a flight that has a very special value because it means the effective implementation of an important part of our Sustainability Plan. All the work of measurement, analysis and monitoring that we have been doing to meet the goals and international agreements signed, together with our commitment to sustainable aviation, also travelled on this flight,” explained Pablo Ceriani, President of Aerolíneas Argentinas.

Given their proven positive impact, fuels refined from non-fossil materials are considered a scarce and much needed commodity for the sector.

In the coming years they will be a substantial tool to advance the decarbonisation of the aviation industry.