Emirates Airlines: Flights from Amsterdam now using SAF

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines is now using cleaner aviation fuel on its flights out of Amsterdam.

In March Emirates activated a cleaner fuel agreement with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Neste, at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.

Emirates Airlines now uses SAF on flights from Amsterdam
Emirates Airlines now uses SAF on flights from Amsterdam. Images: Pexels

EMIRATES AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH NESTE

Emirates’ partnership with Neste, represents one of the largest agreements for SAF that the airline has entered to date.

“Collaborating with committed partners like Neste is one of the practical steps we are taking to reduce our emissions, and it’s an all-important milestone in our own sustainability journey as an airline. Strong partnerships like this, especially at major air transport hubs such as Amsterdam, lay the foundation for how we can work with partners and airports to increase access to and availability of SAF across our network.”

Adel Al Redha, Deputy President and Chief Operations Officer, Emirates Airlines

Thus, Emirates will track the delivery of SAF in its aircraft fuelling systems, and the resulting environmental benefits using industry accounting methodologies.

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CLEANER FUEL: SAF  

Aviationpros reports that over two million gallons of blended SAF will be supplied into the fuelling system at Schiphol Airport throughout 2024.

And after being supplied into Amsterdam’s fuelling system, the blended SAF will comprise more than 700,000 gallons of SAF.

“We are proud to support Emirates in their sustainability journey. SAF is an available solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from air travel and it is exciting that Emirates have started using our Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is also a great example of how we are working together with partners to accelerate SAF usage and are looking forward to the next steps of our cooperation.”

Alexander Kueper, Vice President Renewable Aviation, Neste

REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS

The SAF delivered as part of this agreement will be added to the airport’s existing fuel infrastructure, for use in jet engines.

In neat form, SAF reduces carbon emissions by up to 80 percent compared to using ordinary jet fuel. 

GREENER FLIGHTS FOR EMIRATES AIRLINES

Emirates’ first flight powered by SAF blended with jet fuel took place in 2017 from Chicago, USA.

The airline currently operates flights from Paris, Lyon and Oslo with SAF.

In October of last year, with the support of partners, Emirates integrated SAF into Dubai Airport’s fuel systems.

Consequently, this enables the airline to allocate the SAF to a number of its flights.

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