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Published 11/02/2009 by Flight International


Qantas joins sustainable fuel development effort

Australia's Qantas Airways has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group, an industry effort to develop commercially successful sustainable jet fuel.'Through the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group, we are joining other industry partners to work together to lessen the environmental impact...

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...jet fuel. "Through the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group, we are joining other industry partners to work together to lessen the environmental impact of aviation" says Qantas CEO Alan...
Qantas joins sustainable fuel development effort [Flight International - 11/02/2009]
...CEO Alan Joyce. "Qantas is also looking at ways to save fuel and reduce carbon emissions, and is pioneering Required Navigational Performance (RNP), which uses leading edge technology to land aircraft efficiently. It is initiatives such as these, and the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group, where airlines are working together to develop technology, that will lead to a more environmentally sustainable industry." Members of the group...
Qantas joins sustainable fuel development effort [Flight International - 11/02/2009]

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