Groupe ADP and Dassault Aviation to collaborate on sustainability incentives at Paris Le-Bourget

Dassault Aviation, its subsidiary Dassault Falcon Service (DFS) and Groupe ADP have signed a five-year agreement to promote sustainability incentives at Paris-LeBourget Airport, including the distribution of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and the electrification of all ground operations. Noting that its Falcon jets can already fly with a blend of 50% SAF (although only mixes of 30% are currently available in the market), Éric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, said that it must therefore “accelerate the process”. The new agreement with Groupe ADP will therefore further Dassault Aviation’s “ambition to work together toward the most effective solutions, both in this area and in many others”. Augustin de Romanet, chairman and CEO of airport development and management Groupe ADP added: “As infrastructure managers, we have a responsibility to accelerate, integrate, and encourage the use of new technologies that make the environmental transition possible”. Around 3.2 million litres of SAF were sold at Le-Bourget in 2023. Romanet concluded that the new agreement is an “unprecedented commitment to see Paris-Le Bourget become a model of low-carbon operations”.