RAF flies patrol aircraft in Scotland using Sustainable Aviation Fuel mix

Cecilia Keating
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Royal Air Force is now using a blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel mixed with conventional jet fuel for submarine hunter aircrafts at busy Morayshire base

Maritime patrol aircraft in Scotland are now being powered using a blend of conventional jet fuel and lower carbon biofuels in a bid to reduce emissions from flight operations, the Royal Air Force (RAF)...

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