Sustainability and Environment
Airbus Hails First 100% SAF-powered Helicopter Flight
An Airbus H225 earlier this month performed the first-ever helicopter flight using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel in all of its engines.
In June 2022, Airbus Helicopters conducted the first-ever helicopter flight using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)
In June 2022, Airbus Helicopters conducted the first-ever helicopter flight using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)

An Airbus H225 earlier this month performed the first-ever helicopter flight using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in both of its Safran Makila 2 engines. This flight, which follows an H225 flight with one engine burning neat SAF in November, is part of Airbus Helicopters’s test campaign aimed at understanding the impact of SAF use on the helicopter's systems.