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Lion Air vows all fleets to use SAF by 2030
Indonesia has been pushing for the adoption of biofuel, as it aims to cut costly imports of fuel and crude oil with implementation so far covering trucks and cars, while tests have commenced on aircraft and trains.
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Lion Air's Airbus A330-900Neo flying as flight JT-106 lands at Kualanamu International Airport in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, on March 11, 2024. The aircraft was flying from Surabaya to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when the flight was diverted because the airspace over Sri Lanka was closed temporarily. (Antara/-)
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ndonesian budget carrier Lion Air Group aims to incorporate a percentage of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in all of its fleets by 2030 as part of the company’s larger effort to become “more sustainable”.
Lion Air Group president director Daniel Putut Kuncoro Adi said on Tuesday that the airline would also shift its investments and purchases toward aircraft that it deemed more “environmentally friendly”.
“[We hope] SAF’s price will be competitive [enough] so the largest cost component of the aircraft would not increase. We hope that by 2030 all of our fleet will use SAF,” Daniel said as reported by Detik.com.
Moreover, the airline would also incorporate materials and technology that could minimize the environmental impact of its maintenance facility and hangar.
Indonesia has been pushing for the adoption of biofuel as it looks to cut costly imports of fuel and crude oil. So far implementation has covered trucks and cars, while tests have commenced on aircraft and trains.
Read also: Singapore to require departing flights to use sustainable fuel from 2026
Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia conducted its first commercial flight using SAF in October last year using SAF containing 2.4 percent processed palm kernel oil, which has a higher saturated fat content than regular palm oil.
