Air India, AirAsia India, and Vistara, the three flagship airlines of the Tata Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) to collaborate and work together on the research, development, and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), officials said.
As per the MoU, the airlines and the Institute will explore Single Reactor HEFA (fuels) Technology for Drop-in liquid Sustainable Aviation and Automotive Fuel (DILSAAF).
“The collaboration on Sustainable Aviation Fuels is being coordinated by Tata Sustainability Group (TSG) working closely with the Tata Airline Companies and CSIR-IIP. The Tata Group recently outlined a transformative vision on sustainability which envisages the Group becoming Net Zero by 2045. The Tata group has been ranked as the top,” the airline said in a statement.
This move comes a day after the Indian Ministry of Civil aviation stressed the need of increased use of SAF by Indian operators.