CEBU PACIFIC FLIES ON GREEN FUEL FOR AIRCRAFT DELIVERY

Cebu Pacific (CEB) has used green fuel to power its brandnew Airbus A33neo on its delivery flight from Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France, to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) in Manila, becoming the first low-cost carrier in Asia to incorporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into its operations.

The historic flight was powered by a blended mixture of SAF and conventional fuel, before arriving on May 20 at Naia.

The new aircraft is CEB’s third A330neo and is the greenest aircraft in the industry, given its fuel efficiency and carrying capacity. CEB’s A330neo is configured with 459 seats in a single-class layout and is fuel-efficient, achieving 25-percent less fuel burn than previous-generation aircraft.

CEB intends to use SAF for the delivery of two more A330neo aircraft later this year.

The use of SAF results in up to 85-percent reduction in carbon emissions across the SAF life cycle. SAF does not require any adaptations to the aircraft or engines, and does not have any negative impact on performance or maintenance.

The airline’s three major pillars on its sustainable journey are fleet modernization, which aims for an all-Neo fleet by 2027; resource optimization, which includes pushing for fuel efficiency best practices; and launching green routes by 2025 and using SAF for its entire network by 2030.