Norwegian Air Shuttle today announced the first refueling with biofuel on the Swedish Armed Forces service trips at Ålesund Airport Vigra. Norwegian will mix 15 percent biofuel for use on over one million flights until 2028.
On Thursday (October 17, 2024), Norwegian Air Shuttle announced the first uptake of biofuel blended SAF at Ålesund Airport Vigra. for service trips taken by the Swedish Armed Forces. The carrier will now mix 15 percent biofuel for use on over one million flights until 2028. This SAF agreement is the largest of its kind in Norwegian history, and presumed to be the first-of-its-kind in the context of NATO.
In Thursday’s announcement, Sweden’s Chief of Defense, Eirik Kristoffersen, said,
“This agreement is an important step in the defense sector’s climate and environmental strategy. The sector aims to cut 20 per cent of CO2 emissions by 2030 and reduce emissions from purchased goods and services. In order to achieve these goals, reduced emissions from business trips and the Armed Forces’ own flights are central. The work that has been done to pave the way here is important.”
Also commenting on the biofuel collaboration, Norwegian’s CEO, Geir Karlsen, added,
“The Norwegian defense sector is leading the way here. All parties involved can be proud of having created an agreement model that is at the forefront globally. We hope both public and private business will follow in the future.”
In collaboration with Finnish energy group St1 and the fuel supplier AFSN, Norwegian has now delivered one million liters of biofuel at the airport in Ålesund. This biofuel will cover approximately 15 percent of the total consumption of the defense sector’s more than 250,000 business trips in 2024, and reduce CO2 emissions by over 2,000 tonnes this year alone.
Norwegian has now delivered one million liters of biofuel to the airport in Ålesund with help from the Finnish energy group St1 and the fuel supplier AFSN. The biofuel will cover 15 percent of the total consumption on the defense sector’s more than 250,000 business trips in 2024 and lower CO2 emissions by more than 2,000 tonnes this year.
Norwegian Air Shuttle was established in September 2002 with four domestic routes and has since carried over 300 million passengers. The airline Group, including Widerøe, is the largest in Norway and currently employs approximately 8,200 team members. Most employees are based in Norway in Oslo, Trondheim, Bergen and Stavanger, or at the company’s head office at Fornebu in Bærum. The carrier also has offices in Riga and Barcelona, as well as bases in Alicante and Malaga.
The Group’s fleet, including Widerøe, now totals 135 aircraft, with 86 Boeing 737-800 and 737-8 MAX jets in the Norwegian fleet, and 45 De Havilland Canada Dash-8 and four Embraer E190-E2s in Widerøe’s fleet. Widerøe Ground Handling also serves 41 Norwegian airports. Norwegian currently offers affordable flights on a short-haul network of destinations in the Nordic countries and to key European destinations. Norwegian aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 45 percent by 2030.
Source: Norwegian Air Shuttle/Mynewsdesk
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