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OUR SPECIALYING
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Air Europa

to use biofuels on flights

to Havana

A n alliance signed with the Spanish Oil by up to 90% compared to conventional

kerosene, and waste that would otherwise
Company (CEPSA) will allow Air Europa
to supply its planes with about 14.4 tons
of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). It will be the end up in landfills is used. During the period
of collaboration with CEPSA, the emission of
first time that two companies in Spain establish a nearly 50 tons of CO2 will be avoided, the
regular supply of this type for a specific air route, equivalent of planting 575 trees.
for which the Madrid-Havana itinerary has been
chosen. For one year, the first monthly flight Thus, Air Europa takes another step in
between both cities will be made with this biofuel, achieving its decarbonization goals through
produced from organic waste and used cooking sustainable innovation, leading the regular
oils. use of SAF by its B787 Dreamliner fleet.
In Cuba, the company operates daily flights,
“This agreement complies with the commitments
assumed in terms of sustainability, one of the being the only airline that connects the
backbones of the airline’s 2023-2025 Strategic Caribbean nation with Spain with such
Plan. Likewise, by using this fuel on the route to frequency. Likewise, it allows for connectivity
Havana, the company makes visible its strategic with a large number of countries in Europe
role in air connectivity with America,” Jesús Nuño and Asia. In Havana, it has commercial
de la Rosa, CEO of Air Europa, explained. offices in the Miramar Business Center,
where it is possible to book flights and
As detailed on the official Air Europa blog, receive all the necessary information to plan
emissions from aircraft using SAF are reduced your next trip.

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