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Indonesia – Garuda conducts check flight with palm oil-blended jet gasoline.
Flag provider Garuda Indonesia (GIAA.JK) mentioned it has accomplished a check flight utilizing a palm oil-blended jet gasoline on a Boeing 737-800NG plane.
The airplane flew greater than 130 km (80 miles) from the capital Jakarta to Pelabuhan Ratu within the southern a part of Java island in a one-hour return flight final week, utilizing jet gasoline containing 2.4% palm content material, Garuda Chief Government Irfan Setiaputra mentioned in a press release.
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Irfan Setiaputra, Garuda Chief Government mentioned:
With these outcomes, Garuda Indonesia is able to discover the usage of sustainable aviation gasoline on business flights.
Irfan mentioned, including {that a} wider use of the gasoline can be primarily based on a complete examine.
Previous to the check flight, Garuda had performed a static check and engine floor exams since July.
The palm-oil blended jet gasoline was produced by Indonesian state power agency PT Pertamina (PERTM.UL) at its Cilacap refinery, utilizing hydroprocessed esters and fatty acid (HEFA) expertise and is made from refined bleached deodorized palm kernel oil, mentioned Pertamina’s CEO Nicke Widyawati in a press release.
Nicke Widyawati, Pertamina’s CEO mentioned:
We hope that we may promote this for business flights as a milestone for Indonesia’s inexperienced power improvement.
Nicke mentioned, including the gasoline produced decrease emission in comparison with fossil gasoline.
Some international locations, nonetheless, are involved about deforestation required to supply palm oil and the European Union has imposed import restrictions on the commodity.
The world’s largest palm oil producer, Indonesia has been pushing for wider use of edible oils and a discount in crude oil imports.
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Indonesia’s Garuda conducts check flight with palm oil-blended jet gasoline, October 11, 2023