(AOF) – Airbus and TotalEnergies have signed a strategic partnership to meet the challenges of decarbonizing the aviation sector using sustainable aviation fuels. In line with the ambition of net carbon neutrality in air transport by 2050, this partnership aims to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions from the sector, in which sustainable aviation fuels (also called “Sustainable Aviation Fuel” or SAF) play an essential role.
The SAFs supplied by TotalEnergies make it possible to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90% over the entire life cycle, compared to their fossil equivalent.
The partnership concerns two main aspects.
The first is the supply of sustainable aviation fuels to Airbus by TotalEnergies for more than half of its needs in Europe.
The second is a research & innovation program aimed at developing 100% sustainable fuels, in line with the design of current and future aircraft. The impact of sustainable fuel composition on reducing CO2 emissions and non-CO2 effects, such as contrails, will also be studied.