Egypt Air receives 5th brand new Boeing 787-9 aircraft flown with bio fuel.



Egypt Air received a brand new Boeing 787 today July 24, 2019. The new Dreamliner took off from Seattle to Cairo, making the 5,925 nautical-mile (10,973 km) journey the longest 787 delivery flight using sustainable bio fuel, according to Boeing.

With this delivery flight, Egypt Air became the launch customer of Boeing’s new offer to Operators an option to use biofuel on delivery flights. “Sustainable aviation fuels have been shown to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 80 percent through its lifecycle,” according to the manufacturer.


The Boeing 787-9 is already the fifth of six Dreamliner order that Egypt Air placed back in 2017 via long term lease from AerCap. In a statement by Ahmed Adel, chairman, and CEO of Egypt Air “We are committed to the sustainable growth of our airline and supporting commercial aviation’s efforts to protect the environment,”

“We are delighted to support EGYPTAIR’s fleet renewal strategy and to be a part of this important industry-first milestone,” said Aengus Kelly, CEO of AerCap. “The 787 Dreamliner is a perfect choice for Egypt Air, allowing the airline to reduce fuel use and emissions by up to 25 percent while meeting its sustainable growth ambitions, as well as supporting AerCap’s target to transition its fleet to over two-thirds new technology aircraft by 2021.”

“Boeing and the industry believe sustainable fuel has significant long-term potential to help commercial aviation earn its license to keep growing and meet our climate goals,” said Sheila Remes, vice president of Strategy at Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

With the successful delivery of the Boeing 787 aircraft, Aviation Roundtable blog will be itching to see the route the brand new aircraft will be deployed. One might suggest it could make it's way to the lucrative Cairo - London route especially in this busy summer flight schedule.

Picture credit: @boeing

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