Virgin Atlantic on Tuesday made a historic flight across the Atlantic marking the world's first flight on the route by a commercial airline using 100 percent green fuels.
The New York JFK-bound Boeing 787, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, took off from London's Heathrow airport Tuesday morning.
Shai Weiss, Chief Executive Officer of the British airline, said this pioneer flight proves Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a safe replacement for fossil derived jet fuel and the only mid-term viable solution for decarbonising long haul aviation.
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