India’s full-service carrier Vistara, a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, has become the first carrier in the country to operate a wide-body aircraft using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a long-haul route. The ferry flight from Charleston International Airport, South Carolina, to Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, using Vistara’s newest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, was carried out in partnership with The Boeing Company and GE Aerospace. By using a blend of 30% SAF with 70% conventional jet fuel, Vistara was able to reduce approximately 150,000 pounds of CO₂ emissions over the fuel’s life cycle. Vistara is committed toward reducing carbon emissions across all areas of its operations and, along with other airline companies of the Tata group, has signed an MoU with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research to collaborate on the research and development of SAFs. Vistara has also announced new direct flights between Mumbai and London, with bookings progressively opened on all channels.