Cainiao and Air China Cargo jointly completed the first international air cargo sustainable aviation fuel commercial flight in mainland China

At 17:04 Beijing time on December 15, flight CA1027, loaded with Chinese products and goods, landed smoothly at Liege Airport in Belgium. The smooth landing of the flight marked that Cainiao and Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Air China Cargo") successfully completed the first international air cargo sustainable aviation fuel commercial flight in mainland China. At the same time, it also marked that Cainiao and Air China Cargo officially signed a memorandum of cooperation on green development, and the two parties will jointly explore green and low-carbon solutions for aviation.

Sustainable aviation fuel (hereinafter referred to as "SAF fuel") refers to fuel that meets sustainability standards and is derived from biomass, waste cooking oil and other synthetic hydrocarbon raw materials that meet civil aviation jet fuel standards. Compared with traditional fossil fuels, SAF fuel can reduce carbon emissions by up to 85% from the entire process of raw material collection to end-user use. The cargo flight used SAF products from Sinopec Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Co., Ltd. certified by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, and China Aviation Oil provided professional support services for the entire process from procurement, inspection, transportation, and refueling.

The " 14th Five-Year Plan for Green Development of Civil Aviation" points out that it is necessary to implement the low-carbon development strategy in depth, promote breakthroughs in the commercial application of sustainable aviation fuels, and strive to achieve more than 20,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel consumption in 2025.

On December 14, witnessed by the Civil Aviation Administration of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Airport, China Aviation Oil, and Air China Zhejiang Company, Air China Cargo and Cainiao held the "First Flight Ceremony of Sustainable Fuel International Air Cargo Commercial Flight" and signed a memorandum of cooperation on green development. Both parties expressed that they will continue to explore green and low-carbon solutions for aviation logistics, enhance the application of SAF fuel in commercial cargo flights, promote the construction of an aviation logistics carbon asset management system, form a full-chain carbon emission factor library, and produce green and low-carbon comprehensive solutions and methodologies for the aviation logistics industry.

Zheng Baoan, Chairman of Air China Cargo, said, "Promoting green development and promoting harmonious coexistence between man and nature" is the latest strategic deployment made by the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to achieve "dual carbon". The operation of this sustainable fuel cargo flight is an attempt and exploration for Air China Cargo, Cainiao and China Aviation Oil to jointly practice the concept of green development and scientifically promote green and low-carbon development. In the future, Air China Cargo will continue to adhere to the general tone of work of seeking progress while maintaining stability, adhere to innovation-driven development, continuously improve the level of specialization, work with all parties to explore more effective energy-saving and emission reduction measures, and strive to provide global customers with better quality green and low-carbon air cargo services.

Cainiao CEO Wan Lin said that Cainiao and Air China Cargo will give full play to their respective advantages and jointly create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), terminal electrification, aviation ground service cooperation, etc., and will also explore commercializable green aviation projects through continuous technological innovation, maximize the economic benefits brought by unit carbon emissions, and work with partners to explore more effective emission reduction measures, build sustainable green logistics, and turn carbon reduction into a capability to serve more businesses and consumers.

Du Chao, general manager of China Aviation Oil East China Company, said that the cooperation with Air China Cargo and Cainiao is a new expansion and breakthrough of the SAF fuel supply network. China Aviation Oil will take this as a new starting point to allow the "China Aviation Oil Solution" of "energy saving and carbon reduction, green flight" to continue to serve the "dual carbon" cause of the entire industry. China Aviation Oil will continue to actively fulfill the responsibilities and missions of central enterprises under the "dual carbon" strategy and vigorously promote the application of SAF fuel in the civil aviation field.

In July 2022, Cainiao and Yili reached a green strategic cooperation agreement to provide Yili with green recycling and green supply chain measures, and explore a full-link carbon reduction solution of green packaging, green warehousing, green consumption, and green recycling.

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