For the first time ever, a commercial plane flew across the Atlantic Ocean without using fossil fuels.
Virgin Atlantic said the test flight Tuesday from London to New York was powered only by sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, a broad category of jet fuel that creates fewer carbon emissions than standard kerosene blends. The fuel on this flight was made from waste fats and plant sugars and emits 70 percent less carbon than petroleum-based jet fuel over the course of its life cycle, according to a news release. It landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday afternoon.
