News > Making history, AirAsia India, Praj and IOCL join hands to fly first commercial flight in India powered by a blend of ‘indigenous’ Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Making history, AirAsia India, Praj and IOCL join hands to fly first commercial flight in India powered by a blend of ‘indigenous’ Sustainable Aviation Fuel

19/05/2023 05:42 PM | Click to read full article

In a significant development in the decarbonization of the aviation sector, India’s first commercial passenger flight using an indigenously produced Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend was successfully flown earlier today. AirAsia India flight i5-767 departed from Pune to New Delhi using a blend of indigenous Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) supplied by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) in partnership with Praj Industries Ltd. (Praj). Hon. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, received this special flight at the airport.

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