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Airbus: first aircraft powered by sustainable jet fuel blend

Delivered by the Mobile facility in the USA

Airbus’ A-320 Family production facility in the US will this week deliver its first aircraft partially powered by sustainable jet fuel. The latest A-321 for the airline departed Mobile on 20 September with 15 percent sustainable jet fuel in its tanks. In total, five A-321 aircraft are due to be delivered to the carrier from Mobile using sustainable fuel by the end of 2018. All of the fuel will be s...

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Mobile, Usa, 09/20/2018 15:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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