Airbus on Tuesday announced that it has begun delivery of all aircraft from its U.S. manufacturing facility in Mobile, AL with a blend of U.S.-sourced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and conventional jet fuel. The initiative is a further step in Airbus’ ongoing commitment to carbon-neutral growth in the aviation sector, with a long-term goal of developing a zero carbon-producing commercial aircraft by 2035.
“Delivering every one of our Mobile-produced aircraft with SAF is an important, iterative step toward solving the carbon challenge,” said C. Jeffrey Knittel, Chairman and CEO of Airbus Americas, Inc, in a press statement. In November, Airbus began delivering aircraft with a SAF blend to some of its customers, gradually ramping-up to encompass all deliveries from the Mobile final assembly line. Henceforth, every aircraft delivered from the Airbus U.S. manufacturing site will have SAF on board.
According to Knittel, SAF enables up to an 80 percent reduction of carbon dioxide across the fuel lifecycle.
Since the launch of this initiative, American Airlines, Breeze Airways, Delta Air Lines and Spirit Airlines have taken delivery of Airbus aircraft with SAF on board. The remainder of Airbus customer airlines will be added to this list in accordance with delivery schedules.
From its U.S. manufacturing facility in Mobile, AL, Airbus delivers both A220 and A320 Family aircraft to U.S.-based customers. Since 2016, the company has delivered 284 Airbus aircraft from Mobile.
For more information, visit www.airbus.com.
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