REG-TOTAL Air France-KLM, Total, Groupe ADP and Airbus Join Forces to Decarbonize Air Transportation and Carry Out The First Long-Haul Flight Powered By Sustainable Aviation Fuel Produced in France

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Air France-KLM, Total, Groupe ADP and Airbus Join Forces to Decarbonize Air
Transportation and Carry Out The First Long-Haul Flight Powered By Sustainable
Aviation Fuel Produced in France

 

 

Air France-KLM, Total (Paris:FP) (LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT), Groupe ADP and Airbus
have joined forces to carry out the first long-haul flight powered by
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)(1) produced in France. At 3:40 p.m. today, Air
France Flight 342 took off from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport’s Terminal
2E for Montreal with its tanks filled for the first time with sustainable
aviation fuel produced in Total’s French plants.

This flight is a tangible result of the four groups’ shared ambition to
decarbonize air transportation and to develop a SAF supply chain in France,
prerequisite to the generalization of their use in French airports.

No modifications to storage and distribution infrastructure, aircraft or
engines are required to incorporate biofuels. Their gradual introduction
worldwide should significantly reduce CO(2 )emissions from air transportation,
in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

The biofuel used for this flight was made from waste and residue sourced from
the circular economy. Total produced the SAF from used cooking oil at its La
Mède biorefinery in southern France and at its Oudalle factory near Le Havre,
without using any virgin plant-based oil.

This first 100% French SAF received ISCC-EU certification from the
International Sustainability & Carbon Certification System, an independent
organization that guarantees sustainability. The 16% blend on this flight
avoided the emission of 20 tons of CO(2).

By developing and supporting France’s first industrial SAF production, Air
France-KLM, Total, ADP Group and Airbus are paving the way for France to drive
innovation in the energy and environmental transition. French legislation
calls for aircraft to use at least 1% SAF by 2022 for all flights originating
in France, ahead of the European ambition scheduled to gradually ramp up to 2%
by 2025 and 5% by 2030, as part of the European Green Deal.

To meet these requirements, Total will also produce SAF at its Grandpuits
zero-crude platform near Paris as from 2024.

Today’s flight also illustrates the synergy of the different drivers for
reducing aviation’s environmental footprint, i.e., sustainable aviation
fuel, latest-generation aircraft and electrification of ground operations. The
Airbus A350 used for the flight consumes 25% less fuel than its predecessor.
What’s more, the aircraft was serviced by the first 100% all-electric
refueling truck, developed in France with Total expertise, and all of the
ground support equipment used by Air France was fully electric powered.

Air France-KLM is a pioneer in testing sustainable aviation fuels. KLM made
its first SAF-powered flight in 2009. Since then, the Group has multiplied the
number of innovative programs. Between 2014 and 2016, for example, it carried
out 78 Air France flights powered by a 10% SAF blend in collaboration with a
Total affiliate. These tests showed that the use of SAF had no impact on the
reliability of airline operations. Air France-KLM intends to strengthen its
leadership in SAF in the years ahead, while contributing to research on future
generations of aircraft.

In addition to this flight, Airbus is conducting several series of tests to
certify airliners to fly with 100% SAF in the coming decades. Airbus has also
installed SAF refueling stations at its industrial facilities so it can be
used in production operations, as well as for aircraft deliveries. These
installations contribute to Airbus’s ambition to decarbonize all of its
industrial operations.

For this first flight, Benjamin Smith, CEO of Air France-KLM, stated: "For
many years, the Air France-KLM Group has been committed to reducing its
environmental footprint. Together with the renewal of our fleet, sustainable
aviation fuels constitute our main lever in the medium-term for reducing our
CO(2) emissions per passenger/km by half by 2030. These two actions are
therefore central to our strategy, alongside eco-piloting and achieving
carbon-neutral ground operations. France currently has the opportunity to
position itself as a leader in the production and use of sustainable fuels and
we are doing everything possible to contribute to this with our partners.
Supporting the emergence of an economically viable French aviation biofuel
sector for all the parties involved is a strategic priority for the country
and the group."

Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Total, declared:
“The development of biofuels is part of Total's broad-energy strategy for
decarbonizing the transportation industry. After successfully launching
production of sustainable aviation fuels at our facilities in France last
March, we are continuing to adapt our industrial facilities to prepare for the
growing demand from the aviation industry in the coming decade. By directly
reducing the carbon intensity of the energy products used by our aviation
industry customers, we are actively working with them to achieve our ambition
to get to net zero by 2050, together with society.”

Augustin de Romanet, Chairman and CEO of Groupe ADP, stressed: "This first
flight from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport is a symbol of our ambition to
decarbonize air transport by integrating new sustainable air fuels into
aircraft. The European air transport roadmap aims for zero net emissions by
2050, and we are keen, as an airport operator, to support this energy
transition and to embark, without delay, on the path of transforming our
operation process and infrastructure."

And Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus added: “Sustainable fuels are a major
lever for achieving our objectives of decarbonizing the aviation sector, and
Airbus supports all initiatives that contribute to their development and use
on commercial flights. Coordinated action by all stakeholders is needed to
increase the share of these sustainable fuels, which can be used today on up
to 50% of our aircrafts, without any modification or operational impact,
thereby reducing their environmental footprint.”

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About Air France-KLM

A global player with a strong European base, the Air France-KLM Group’s main
areas of business are passenger transport, cargo transport and aeronautical
maintenance. Air France-KLM is a leading airline Group in terms of
international traffic on departure from Europe. It offers its customers access
to a worldwide network, covering over 300 destinations thanks to Air France,
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Transavia, mainly from its hubs at Paris-Charles
de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol.

Its Flying Blue frequent flyer programme is one of the leaders in Europe with
over 16 million members.

Together with its partners Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic, Air France-KLM
operates the largest transatlantic joint venture, with more than 275 daily
flights in 2019. Air France-KLM is also a member of the SkyTeam alliance which
has 19 member airlines, offers access to a vast global network and provides
its customers with a seamless and quality travel experience.

Air France-KLM is fully committed to sustainability and will accelerate to
reduce its environmental footprint. The aim is to make a significant
contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals in connection with the
Group’s activities.

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and on Twitter: @AirFranceKLM

About Total

Total is a broad energy company that produces and markets fuels, natural gas
and electricity. Our 100,000 employees are committed to better energy that is
more affordable, more reliable, cleaner and accessible to as many people as
possible. Active in more than 130 countries, our ambition is to become the
responsible energy major.

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and on Twitter: @TotalPress

About Groupe ADP

Groupe ADP develops and manages airports, including Paris-Charles de Gaulle,
Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget. In 2019, the group handled through its brand
Paris Aéroport more than 108 million passengers and 2.2 million metric tons
of freight and mail at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly, and more than
110 million passengers in airports abroad.

Boasting an exceptional geographic location and a major catchment area, the
Group is pursuing its strategy of adapting and modernizing its terminal
facilities and upgrading quality of services. The group also intends to
develop its retail and real estate businesses. In 2019, group revenue stood at
€4,700 million and net income at €588 million.

Registered office: 1, rue de France, 93 290 Tremblay-en-France. Aéroports de
Paris is a public limited company (Société Anonyme) with share capital of
€296,881,806. Registered in the Bobigny Trade and Company Register under no.
552 016 628.

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and on Twitter: @GroupeADP

About Airbus

Airbus is the pioneer of a sustainable aviation and space industry for a safe
and united world. The company is constantly innovating to provide efficient
and technologically advanced solutions in aerospace, defense and connected
services. In commercial aviation, Airbus provides modern, fuel-efficient
airliners and related services. Airbus is also a European leader in defense
and security, and a major global player in space. In civil and military
helicopters, Airbus provides the world's most advanced solutions and services.

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(1) Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a blend of conventional aviation fuel
(JET-A1) and biojet fuel made from waste and residue sourced from the circular
economy (animal fat, used cooking oil, etc.). Biojet fuel has similar
properties to JET-A1 and produces up to 90% fewer CO(2 )emissions over its
lifecycle compared with the fossil equivalent.

Media and Investors contacts :

Air France-KLM 

Press office : + 33 (0)1 41 56 56 00 - mediarelations@airfranceklm.com
(mailto:mediarelations@airfranceklm.com)

Total 

Media Relations : +33 1 47 44 46 99 l presse@total.com
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Investor Relations : +44 (0)207 719 7962 l ir@total.com (mailto:ir@total.com)

Groupe ADP 

Press contact: Lola Bourget, Head of Medias and Reputation Department, +33 1
74 25 23 23

Investor Relations: Audrey Arnoux, Head of Investor Relations, +33 6 61 27 07
39 - invest@adp.fr (mailto:invest@adp.fr)

Airbus 

Press: Matthieu Duvelleroy, +33 6 29 43 15 64 - matthieu.duvelleroy@airbus.com
(mailto:matthieu.duvelleroy@airbus.com)



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