C919 China Eastern Airlines menggunakan SAF untuk pertama kalinya di rute komersial
20 September 2024- China Eastern Airlines successfully operated its domestically developed C919 aircraft using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for the first time on a commercial flight on September 19. Flight MU9192 departed from Beijing Daxing International Airport at 17:16 and arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 19:01 the same day.
According to the Civil Aviation News of China, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) jointly launched the SAF application pilot program in Beijing on September 18. As part of the pilot, starting from September 19, twelve flights operated by Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines departing from Beijing Daxing, Chengdu Shuangliu, Zhengzhou Xinzheng, dan bandara Ningbo Lishe akan didorong dengan SAF .
The report states that SAF is an aviation fuel produced from renewable resources or waste materials. It offers significant emissions reductions across its entire lifecycle and is highly compatible with existing aircraft and civil aviation infrastructure. This pilot program will be implemented in two phases, focusing on key areas such as fuel supply assurance, quality monitoring, effectiveness evaluation, and the establishment of standards and mekanisme .
The first phase runs from September to December 2024, with participation from Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and the airports of Beijing Daxing, Chengdu Shuangliu, Zhengzhou Xinzheng, and Ningbo Lishe. The second phase will cover the entirety of 2025, with the number of participating units gradually meningkatkan .
Untuk memastikan keamanan, semua SAF yang digunakan selama pilot telah menerima sertifikasi kelaikan udara dari CAAC . CAAC juga memandu China National Aviation Fuel Group (CNAF) untuk menerapkan langkah -langkah kontrol kualitas yang ketat untuk bahan bakar.