November 20, 2023News

A Transatlantic Flight Used Only SAF

November 19, 2023, marked a special day for two North American firms – Gulfstream and RTX’s Pratt & Whitney. Why? A G600 business jet, made by the former, with two PW815GA turbofan engines manufactured by the latter, flew from Savannah, Georgia, USA, to Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom, using 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). That made it the first transatlantic flight to be solely powered by SAF.

The Gulfstream G600 was fed with 100 per cent Hydro-processed Esters and Fatty Acids (neat HEFA), which lowers lifecycle CO2 emissions by at least 70 per cent compared to fossil-based aviation fuel. The SAF used was produced by World Energy and delivered by World Fuel Services.

Also Read: Pratt & Whitney Signs A 10-Year Contract With Emirates

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May 15, 2024

airBaltic And Bulgaria Air Activate Codeshare Agreement

Latvia’s and Bulgaria’s flag carriers—airBaltic and Bulgaria Air—have announced the start of their codeshare partnership. As part of the agreement, airBaltic will add its code (BT) on the Sofia-Varna route. Bulgaria Air will add its code (FB) on the Sofia-Riga route and onward the flights operated by airBaltic from its base in Riga to Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. The first codeshare flight was operated yesterday, May 14, 2024.

The codeshare agreement between airBaltic and Bulgaria Air stands to benefit passengers of both airlines. Where Bulgaria Air travellers can find connections to Scandinavian destinations on a single ticket, passengers of airBaltic can use the same flexibility and travel to destinations served by Bulgaria Air.

Also Read: airBaltic Launches Three New Flights From Riga

May 10, 2024

Air India Announces More Flights To Three Cities In Europe

Planning a trip to Europe this summer? You might want to consider an additional carrier that can take you there. Air India, which presently operates direct flights to six European cities, has announced additional services for three of those destinations.

From June 22, 2024, the airline will begin operating daily non-stop flights from Delhi to Amsterdam Schiphol (up from four times weekly) and Delhi to Milan Malpensa (up from five times weekly). Furthermore, Air India will operate an extra service between Delhi and Copenhagen, bumping the weekly frequency to five. It’ll operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Earlier this month, the airline confirmed that from June 16, 2024, it would start a flight service between Delhi and Zurich. This will operate four times weekly.

The increased frequency of flights to the three European cities means Air India will fly 80 weekly services to mainland Europe. Besides the four mentioned above, the carrier also operates flights to Frankfurt, Paris and Vienna. Air India uses a two-class Boeing 787 Dreamliner on all European flights. The aircraft boasts 18 flat beds in Business Class and 236 Economy seats.