ATR aircraft deliveries to NAC under the initiative will use a blend of 30% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), saving four tonnes of CO2 for each batch of five aircraft. This means that starting in 2023, the first leg of every ferry flight will have a 6% SAF blend.
Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, ATR’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “This joint initiative from NAC and AirSwift demonstrates how much our customers are demanding tangible solutions to reduce emissions. As a manufacturer, all our efforts in terms of technology and innovation are going in that direction, leveraging an already highly efficient platform. We were the first to fly a commercial aircraft with 100% SAF in both engines and we will continue pushing the whole ecosystem towards more SAF availability, convinced that sustainable fuels will play a critical role in the decarbonisation of air transport both in the short and long-term.”