Date for Flight with Vegetable Oil

The British government has announced that the first zero-emission transatlantic flight will be launched next year. The UK government has summarized the results of a competition to fund the first zero-emission transatlantic flight. The winner, Virgin Atlantic, will have to make the first commercial flight between London and New York as early as 2023.

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The First Flight Will Take Place Next Year

It was announced that one of the airline's flagship Boeing 787 aircraft will switch to the use of environmentally friendly aviation fuel. The fuel is made from waste vegetable oils and other waste oils and fats. It was noted that the transition to alternative fuel will not require modernization of the installed engines - Rolls-Royce Trent 1000. The aircraft will fly weekly between the largest cities in the UK and the United States.

A press release from the UK government points out that the full switch from kerosene to sustainable jet fuel reduces carbon emissions by up to 70 percent. At the same time, the aircraft will be equipped with a special system to capture carbon from the atmosphere based on biochar. Both innovations combined will enable the flight to have a zero carbon footprint. Currently, commercial jet engines are not allowed to use more than 50 percent sustainable aviation fuel blended with kerosene. The new project, as conceived by the authors, will demonstrate the possibility of reducing emissions from long-haul routes through a complete switch to environmentally friendly fuel without upgrading airplanes.

The first transatlantic flight is part of the UK's Jet Zero strategy to support reducing aviation's carbon footprint. The proposed measures also aim to expand the production and reduce the cost of sustainable aviation fuel. According to the plan, at least 10 percent of the Kingdom's jet fuel will be produced from sustainable sources by 2030.