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SUSTAINABILITY

FOR A

GREENER

FUTURE

SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES GATHER and conventional fuel, for the delivery flight
PACE IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION AS of its new Airbus A330neo from Airbus facil-
ities in Toulouse, France, to the Ninoy Aquino
CARRIERS, GOVERNMENTS AND International Airport (NAIA) in Manila, this
AIRCRAFT OEMS GET INTO THE ACT becoming the first low-cost carrier in Asia to
incorporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
into its operations. The airline plans to reduce
 ARUN SIVASANKARAN carbon emissions by having an all-Neo fleet
With demand for air travel staying strong and recovery from by 2027, increasing the use of SAF by launch-
the pandemic proving faster than expected, carriers in the Asia ing green routes by 2025 and using SAF for
Pacific and other regions have started to focus on sustainabil-
ity initiatives, an area that will require collective action if the
industry’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
is to be met. Sustainability was a recurring theme at this year’s
Farnborough Airshow, with companies vying with each other
to grab the headlines for their initiatives. With major OEMs
committed to the cause and governments pitching in, industry
experts expect hectic activity in the field over the current decade
and the next.

Although aviation in Asia Pacific has lagged behind other regions
when it comes to recovery from the pandemic, many carriers in
the region have already announced measures aimed at making
the industry greener. Many of the initiatives are centered around its entire network by 2030.
the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which is compatible Singapore Airlines, which along with Airbus,
with existing aircraft and provides up to 80 per cent reduction Rolls-Royce, and Safran signed the Global
in carbon emissions over the lifecycle of the fuel compared to SAF declaration at the Singapore Airshow,
traditional jet fuel. is working with The Civil Aviation Authority
of Singapore (CAAS), and investment plat-
Showing the Way form GenZero to promote the use of SAF in
Singapore. The pilot program, launched in July
In May, Cebu Pacific used green fuel, a blended mixture of SAF this year, saw blended SAF being delivered to

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