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The historic flight used a blend of 48% Biojet and 52% Jet A1 fuel which reduced its CO2 footprint by 917kg when compared to having used all Jet A1 fuel.

EFS flies greener with Biojet fuel

EFS European Flight Service AB made history on the 22nd April 2016 by operating its first flight with Biojet fuel supplied by Air BP from Oslo Gardemoen in Norway to Trollhättan - Vänersborg in Sweden using its Cessna Citation 680 Sovereign SE-RFH.

EFS CEO Stephen Diapère says; “This is a great step forward for us in our aim to be one of the business aviation pioneers in a fossil free aviation environment of the future. It is an achievement of the joint efforts throughout the aviation industry that we together can achieve great changes. What was seen as science fiction only just a few years back is now a reality and who would have then believed that aircraft can be flown with used cooking oil?”

EFS has put a lot of effort into flying greener for many years and together with expertise from the aircraft manufacturers, authorities and its full partnership in the Swedish Fly Green Fund, it has found that the industry is very open-minded and cooperative in environmental matters and that the combined efforts of everyone are playing a great part in the successful development of Biojet fuel.

Stephen Diapère concludes: “We have now reached a milestone and flown our inaugural flight using Biojet fuel and we are able to show other business jet operators the possibilities that are developing rapidly throughout Europe. EFS is continuing our work in increasing the demand for Biojet fuel and will continue to work in close collaboration with airports and fuel manufacturers in developing the necessary infrastructures and supply chains.”

The historic flight had an uplift of 700 litres of Biojet fuel with a blend of 48% Biojet and 52% Jet A1 fossil fuel which reduced its CO2 footprint by 917kg when compared to having used 100% Jet A1 fossil fuel.

EFS are members of the Fly Green Fund together with BRA “Braathens Regional Airlines”, KLM, SAS and Swedavia. More information about the initiative can be found at: www.flygreenfund.se.