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Air France-KLM launches first long-haul flight with eco-fuel 18 May, 2021 11:30 PM 3 minutes to read Other Air France-KLM sent into the air what the company called its first long-haul flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel - petroleum mixed with a synthetic jet fuel derived from waste cooking oils. The fuel used for the Paris-to-Montreal flight is part of efforts by the industry worldwide to experiment with alternative sources as regulators and governments tighten emissions rules for the c...

Air-France-KLM launches first long-haul flight with eco-fuel The plane went from Paris to Montreal using 16% sustainable fuel. Associated Press Share Workers refuel an Airbus A350 with sustainable aviation fuel at Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday. Air France-KLM is aiming to make 5 percent of its fuel sustainable by 2030. Christophe Ena/Associated Press PARIS — Air France-KLM sent into the air Tuesday what the company called its first long-haul flight powered by sustainable aviation fu...

ADVERTISEMENT Air France-KLM, on Tuesday, flew its Airbus A350 from Paris to Montreal on biofuel by mixing sustainable aviation fuel petroleum with a synthetic jet fuel derived from waste cooking oils. The passenger jet took off from the airport with its fuel capacity being made up of 16 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), one that was produced in France from used cooking oil by Total, AFP reported. Air-France said such a flight was its first long-haul and the feat was unprecedented. The ...

On 18 May 2021, the first long-haul flight fuelled by SAF produced 100 per cent in France flew from Paris-CDG to Montreal, Canada.

The Air France A350 jet is flying from Paris to Montreal. Photo Credit: sockagphoto/Shutterstock.com PARIS (AP) -- Air France-KLM is sending into the air what it calls its first long-haul flight with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) Tuesday. The plane is said to be using petroleum mixed with a synthetic jet fuel derived from waste cooking oils. The company said the move toward sustainable aviation fuel or SAF is to support the creation of an industry that guarantees increasingly eco-responsible ...

Used Cooking Oil Powers Passenger Jets Nearly 7-Hour Flight From Paris to Montreal On 5/18/21 at 3:15 PM EDT An Air France flight powered by used cooking oil took off from Paris today for a nearly seven-hour flight to Montreal, Canada. Air France-KLM joined forces with Total, Airbus and airport operator Groupe ADP to "achieve the first long-haul flight with sustainable aviation fuel [SAF]," according to a press release. "Air France flight 342 took off today at 3:40 p.m. from Terminal 2E of Pari...

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, . Air France-KLM today announced that Group CFO Frédéric Gagey (64) will retire and leave his current position as of July 1st, 2021.  “I would like to express all my gratitude and thanks to Frédéric Gagey for his deep contribution to Air France-KLM, which he served with great talent and dedication during the last 25 years”  said  Anne-Marie Couderc, Chair of Air France-KLM Board of Directors.  “Successively Managing Director and CFO of KLM (2005-2012), CFO of Air France (2012...

Share Air France-KLM plans to "progressively ramp up capacity" in the coming months in line with European vaccination rates, even as both France and the Netherlands continue to face Covid-19 lockdowns. For now, the second quarter has started out "similar to the first quarter," with most bookings coming in with little lead time, according to the group. Passenger revenue in the first quarter was down 73.3 percent year over year to €1.02 billion, and capacity was down 46.2 percen...

Pandemic pushes Air France-KLM deep into red in Q1 173 PARIS, May 6, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Air France-KLM on Thursday announced a net loss of 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion) in the first quarter, as Covid-19 flight restrictions continue to batter the global aviation sector. With passenger numbers in the quarter down 73 percent compared with a year earlier, the French-Dutch group is pinning its hopes on mass vaccinations allowing global travel to kickstart again later in the year. Revenues for the...