Boeing to Offer Biofuel for Airlines to Fly New Airplanes Home

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Boeing to Offer Biofuel for Airlines to Fly New Airplanes Home

Program encourages greater use of aviation biofuels, which cut emissions by up to 80 percent
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Boeing offers customers the option to fly their brand new commercial jets home with sustainable aviation fuel! @AlaskaAir will be first with the delivery of three #737MAX ✈✈✈ this year! http://bit.ly/2VNr0nQ
Friday, March 8, 2019 - 4:30pm

NEWSROOM: Boeing

CAMPAIGN: Boeing & the Environment

CONTENT: Press Release

Boeing will begin offering airlines and operators the option of powering their new commercial jet with biofuel for the flight home. The program is designed to further spur the use of sustainable aviation fuels – which cut emissions up to 80 percent – and support the aviation industry’s drive to protect the environment.

CATEGORY: Environment
Boeing is committed to being a top performer in all areas of business – including the environment. From 2007 to 2017, the company reduced greenhouse gas emissions 29 percent while growing business and increasing aircraft deliveries by 71 percent. In 2018, Boeing set environmental goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent; water, energy, and solid waste to landfill all 20 percent; and hazardous waste five percent, by 2025.