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Airbus, P&WC To Participate in e-SAF Testing, Studies in Quebec
The Quebec-based SAF+ Consortium has joined with Airbus Canada and Pratt & Whitney Canada on power-to-liquid e-SAF testing and feasibility studies.
Airbus A220-300 in flight overhead
The CADAQ-100 program includes testing e-SAF blends in an Airbus A220-300. (Photo: Pratt & Whitney)

Airbus Canada, Pratt & Whitney Canada, and the Quebec-based SAF+ Consortium have agreed to collaborate on SAF research and testing, including flight testing blends of up to 100 percent SAF on an Airbus A220. The project also will concentrate on feasibility studies for establishing local production facilities for power-to-liquid e-SAF in Quebec.

Known as CADAQ-100, the undertaking will contribute to the industry-wide effort to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions for aviation by 2050, as outlined by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) in their decarbonization roadmaps.