Colorful Guizhou Airlines conducts China’s first SAF blended flight

Colorful Guizhou Airlines recently conducted a domestic flight powered by jet fuel with a 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend as a part of its partnership with Airbus.  This was the first-ever SAF-powered passenger-carrying commercial flight in China. Xu Gang, Executive Vice President of Airbus and CEO of Airbus China, said: “2022 is a decisive year for Airbus China in terms of sustainable development. In October of this year, the Airbus Tianjin Delivery Center began to be used in delivery flights. SAF fuel, now we are thrilled to join hands with Colorful Guizhou Airlines to realize the first commercial flight