Aircraft
Airbus Flies A380 on 100 percent SAF
One of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900s used in the first A380 test aircraft cruised on pure SAF for about three hours on March 25.
Airbus A380 test aircraft MSN 1 flies on 100 percent SAF in one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines. (Photo: Airbus)
Airbus A380 test aircraft MSN 1 flies on 100 percent SAF in one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines. (Photo: Airbus)

Airbus, for the first time, has performed an A380 flight powered by 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines, the company said Monday. A380 test aircraft MSN 1 took off from Blagnac Airport in Toulouse, France, at 8:43 am on Friday, remaining in the air for about three hours on March 25.