Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Engines Power Virgin Atlantic’s World’s First 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel Flight

Rolls-Royce announced Flight100, Virgin Atlantic’s historic flight on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) takes off from London Heathrow to New York JFK today, marking the culmination of a year of radical collaboration, to demonstrate the capability of SAF as a safe drop-in replacement for fossil-derived jet fuel, compatible with today’s engines, airframes and fuel infrastructure.