Airbus offers aircraft delivery using 10% biofuel blend
France-based Airbus has become the first aircraft maker to offer a blend of biofuel with the delivery of new passenger jets. The fifteenth A350-900 for Cathay Pacific left Toulouse for Hong Kong on 1 June with a 10% blend of sustainable jet fuel. The idea was first devised by Cathay Pacific in 2015.

In France, showing its strong commitment towards eco-efficiency, Airbus became the first aircraft manufacturer to offer its customers the option of delivering new jets using a blend of sustainable jet fuel.

The 15th A350-900 for Cathay Pacific departed Toulouse on June 1st, bound for Hong Kong, with a 10 percent blend of sustainable jet fuel in its tanks. Since the first delivery in May 2016, all of Cathay Pacific’s A350s have been delivered in this configuration.

The biofuel delivery flight concept, originally devised by Cathay Pacific in 2015 is now in full operation and this latest delivery flight confirms that the supply chain set up a year ago by Airbus and Total is functioning correctly, from the fuel production, through an integrated management at its Saint-Martin Toulouse site and to the customer delivery.