(New Straits Times) Firefly Sdn Bhd today (September 8, 2022) operated its first flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The initiative is part of Malaysia Aviation Group’s (MAG) sustainability plan to reach zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The flight is the first domestic passenger flight powered by SAF, with a SAF refuelling showcase highlighted during the Selangor Aviation Show 2022 in SkyPark RAC Subang today.
Malaysia Airlines Bhd and Firefly are the official airline partners for this three-day event.
FY1436 departed from Subang to Penang with an ATR72-500 aircraft using 38 per cent SAF blended fuel.
MAG group chief sustainability officer and Firefly chief executive officer Philip See Yew Jin said that since Malaysia Airlines launched its first passenger flight to Singapore using SAF in June this year, Firefly is gearing up to launch the first Malaysian domestic flight powered by SAF. READ MORE