Anyone in New York who cast their eyes skywards at just the right moment late last month might have seen a white Boeing 787 with scarlet engines make a routine and inconspicuous final approach – for them, it was probably just another flight to JFK; for those inside the cabin, it was a momentous occasion.
Flight 100 (VS100) departed Heathrow on 28 November (Credit: Virgin Atlantic / PA Media)
Virgin Atlantic flight VS100 or Flight 100 – the first long-haul flight to be powered fully by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) – touched down safely at New York JFK on 28 November without incident.
VS100 was given the green light in early November. It was not the first 100% SAF flight; what made this a world-first was flying long-haul with SAF powering both engines, not just one as has been achieved onboard commercial short-haul flights in the past.
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