In what could be seen as a significant development towards the aviation sector’s decarbonisation in the face of climate change, India’s first commercial passenger flight used Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend, an indigenously made air fuel, and it was successfully flown earlier on Friday, keeping with the spirit of country’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan mission.
Departing from Pune to New Delhi, AirAsia India flight i5-767, a part of the Tata group and a subsidiary of Air India, used a blend of indigenously made aviation fuel that was supplied by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) in partnership with Praj Industries Ltd. (Praj). Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, received the flight at the airport – a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to make aviation sustainable.
