Air New Zealand this week received 500,000 liters of sustainable aviation fuel manufactured by Chinese firm EcoCeres to its home country’s capital city of Wellington, the carrier announced Wednesday.
The SAF, which was blended by ExxonMobil, was made from used cooking oil and will be added to the carrier’s New Zealand-based fuel supply for its ATR aircraft, according to the airline.
Air New Zealand earlier this year ordered 9 million liters of SAF from producer Neste.
“We’ve seen increased international momentum around SAF in the past few months, with airlines, governments, airports, and fuel companies all getting on board with alternative fuels at pace,” Air New Zealand chief sustainability and corporate affairs officer Kiri Hannifin said in a statement.
