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Air Canada Procures Nearly 78 Million Litres of Unblended Neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel For Use in Canada
Air Canada Procures Nearly 78 Million Litres of Unblended Neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n Air Canada Procures Nearly 78 Million Litres of Unblended Neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel For Use in Canada\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Contributes significantly to Air Canada's target to procure 1% of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for its estimated 2025 jet fuel use\n \n\n\n\n Supports airline's environmental sustainability commitments and highlights the need for SAF production in\n \n Canada\n \n\n\n\n\n SAF purchased comparable to the conventional jet fuel used on approximately 1,197\n \n Vancouver\n \n -\n \n Montreal\n \n round-trip flights on fully booked, average cargo hold, of a 787-9 Dreamliner, at a 50% SAF to conventional jet fuel blend\n \n\n\n\n\n Editor's Note:\n \n For more information on SAF, please consult\n \n this fact sheet\n \n .\n \n\n\n\n MONTREAL\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Nov. 12, 2024\n \n\n /CNW/ - Air Canada today announced that it has signed an agreement with Neste to purchase 77.6 million litres (20.5 million U.S. gallons) of\n \n\n Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™\n \n\n as it continues to pursue its climate plans and aspiration.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \"Air\n \n Canada\n \n is actively pursuing efforts to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions and SAF is a critical component of our multifaceted approach to reducing our impact on the environment and promoting environmental sustainability in our operations. This SAF purchase from Neste contributes significantly to our target of procuring SAF for one per cent of our estimated jet fuel use in 2025,\" said\n \n Michael Rousseau\n \n , President and Chief Executive Officer at Air Canada.\n \n\n \"While Air Canada and the Canadian aviation industry will continue to depend on imported SAF, SAF must also become available at scale in\n \n Canada\n \n to achieve our long-term aspirational goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This is why we at Air Canada are asking federal and provincial governments to play a role and support the development of a competitive SAF industry and production market in\n \n Canada\n ...