JAL Successfully Operates a Commercial Flight Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel Produced in Japan

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Japan Airlines (JAL), a recognized Eco-First company by the Ministry of the Natural environment of Japan, reiterated its commitment to further more protect the setting by working a commercial flight from Tokyo Haneda to Fukuoka airport applying sustainable aviation gasoline (SAF). The merchandise was a blend of conventional jet kerosene and SAF produced in Japan.

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In October 2018, JAL introduced a job to change cotton clothing into SAF, developed inside of the state of Japan. For the duration of the task, 50 neighborhood companies aided collect approximately 250,000 items of apparel and with the technical assistance from Inexperienced Earth Institute Co., Ltd. and using a bioprocess technology produced by the Exploration Institute of Ground breaking Technologies for the Earth (Ceremony), a domestically made SAF was productively created in March 2020.

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Specifics
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Date: February 4, 2021
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Flight Range: JL319
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Route: Tokyo Haneda to Fukuoka (Departure 13:00)
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Plane Variety: Boeing 787-8 (JA849J)

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JAL entirely recognizes that the airline industry performs an integral job to secure the earth and regards environmental conservation as a vital issue in its Medium Time period Management Approach. The provider will proceed striving to attain vital environmental objectives and add to a greener surroundings for future generations.

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Video Footage of SAF at Haneda Airport (Japanese Language)
https://press.jal.co.jp/ja/launch/202102/005941.html

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To learn a lot more about JAL`s SAF Initiatives:
https://www.jal.com/en/sustainability/surroundings/climate-motion/saf/

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Past SAF Projects led by JAL
January 2009 – JAL turned the initial airline to perform a demonstration flight in Asia using a sustainable aviation gas primarily refined from the electrical power crop, camelina. It was the initially demo flight utilizing a combination of 3 sustainable biofuel feedstock back again in 2009. The just one and half-hour demo flight making use of a JAL-owned Boeing 747-300 plane, carrying no travellers or payload, took off from Tokyo Haneda airport with a mix of 50{46dd52bca0123ad67b2d1222819e83fd0a56e45ca5068239f05f0c514f1e20f9} biofuel and 50{46dd52bca0123ad67b2d1222819e83fd0a56e45ca5068239f05f0c514f1e20f9} classic Jet-A jet (kerosene) gasoline was analyzed in the No.3 motor.

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Oct 2018 – Centered on the CO2 emissions normal established by the ICAO to decrease the effects of aviation greenhouse gas emissions, JAL shaped a strategic partnership with the Japan Abroad Infrastructure Expense Company for Transportation & City Progress (Sign up for) and Marubeni Company to spend in Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. to jointly acquire SAF for the aviation sector.

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February 2021 – JAL operates business flight from Tokyo Haneda to Fukuoka with jet fuel blended with SAF made in Japan.

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