Air France flies on biofuels

As part of their strategy of becoming the airline company with the lowest CO2 emissions, Air France has carried out its first flight on 50 % biofuel and 50 % aviation fuel.

In comparison to traditional flights between Toulouse and Paris, the CO2 emissions were lowered by 50 % on this flight, which was due to:

• Use of sustainable biofuel halves emissions (use of a 50 % mix of sustainable biofuel).
• Optimized procedures throughout the entire flight.
• In-depth work carried out to reduce mass (1 kg of weight removed = 80 metric tons of CO2 saved per year).

Emissions on this flight amounted to 54g of CO2 per passenger-km – half that emitted on a conventional flight. The commercial flight is part of the company's programme to contribute to the fight against climate change.