Boeing, South African Airways and Mango Celebrate Africa’s first commercial flights with sustainable aviation biofuel

Boeing, South African Airways (SAA) and low-cost carrier Mango have celebrated Africa’s first passenger flights with sustainable aviation biofuel. The SAA and Mango flights carried 300 passengers from Johannesburg to Cape Town on Boeing 737-800s using a blend of 30 percent aviation biofuel produced from Sunchem’s nicotine-free tobacco plant Solaris, refined by AltAir Fuels and supplied by SkyNRG. “SAA is committed to a sustainable future and this flight highlights the bold steps we are taking to protect and preserve our environment while creating opportunities for the economic development of our people,” said Musa Zwane, acting CEO of SAA. “We are