SAF TEST COMPLETE & FLIGHT DATE SET FOR NOVEMBER 2023

• Virgin Atlantic led consortium confirms the world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel flight across the Atlantic will fly on 28 November 2023, pending further regulatory approvals and testing
• SAF blend of 88% HEFA and 12% aromatics completes successful ground test on Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine, a key milestone in approvals process
• Fuel supplier announced as Air bp and Virent, who will supply the 60 tonnes of SAF required for project

Virgin Atlantic and Rolls-Royce today confirm the successful Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend ground test on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine. The test marks a key milestone in the project which will see the world’s first 100% SAF flight travel across the Atlantic from London Heathrow to New York JFK on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, set to take off on 28 November 2023.

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