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In a world first, Air France organizes lowest CO2 emissions flight

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Friday 14 October 2011

The 13 October, Air France Air France organized lowest CO2 emissions flight with biofuel from Toulouse Blagnac to Paris-Orly...

En première mondiale, Air France réalise le vol le plus économe en CO2

Use of sustainable biofuel halves emissions (Use of a 50% mix of sustainable biofuel)
Optimized procedures throughout 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.

This commercial flight is part of an ambitious Company programme to contribute to the fight against climate change.

This innovative project encapsulates Air France initiatives in the sustainable development sphere. This fully-optimized flight shows that the Company intends to reconcile the development of air transport with control over its CO2 emissions.

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