French airports group ADP has launched a brand new alliance with Dassault Aviation to spice up efforts to decarbonize operations at Paris Le Bourget Airport. Under plans announced on Thursday, the partners will jointly support business aircraft operators in making more use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), introduce electric-powered ground support equipment, and spend money on geothermal power for airport buildings and hangars.
Dassault Falcon Service, which provides ground handling in addition to maintenance, repair, and overhaul support at Le Bourget, is involved in the trouble. The ADP-led initiative is just not limited to the Falcon family of business jets produced by the French manufacturer.
“Decarbonizing aviation will begin with small aircraft, and can only be possible with the total involvement of the airport ecosystem,” said ADP chairman and CEO Augustin de Romanet. “As infrastructure managers, we’ve a responsibility to speed up, integrate, and encourage using latest technologies that make the environmental transition possible.”
Based on ADP, Le Bourget is the primary European airport to be sure that SAF is permanently available. It said that 3.2 million liters of SAF were purchased by operators at the location last 12 months.
Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Éric Trappier called for more effort to be sure that SAF blends above 30 percent can be found to operators. He said all Falcon jets can now fly with a 50 percent SAF mix.