Widespread adoption of sustainable aviation fuel a long way to go, say analysts as Malaysia launches green flight to Singapore

SINGAPORE — Malaysia Airlines will be operating its first passenger flights between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore using sustainable aviation fuel on Sunday .

“These flights reaffirm the national airline's commitment to a sustainable tomorrow and mark significant progress towards achieving a cleaner, more viable fuel source for regular flights by 2025,” the airline said, adding that passengers can get discounts up to 15 per cent when booking the sustainable fuel-powered flights.

Industry experts who spoke to TODAY said that sustainable fuel is now the “only game in town” in terms of powering flights in a green manner, with other technologies such as hydrogen and battery power needing a much longer runway before they can be adopted.Mr Greg Waldron, Asia managing editor at FlightGlobal, said: “Typically, the airlines that are using sustainable aviation fuel would be using a blend — they use a certain proportion of sustainable fuel on specific flight sectors.

In terms of prices, independent aviation adviser Priveen Raj Naidu estimated that sustainable fuel is two to five times costlier than traditional jet fuel. Ms Andreea Moyes, sustainability director at Air bp, one of the world's largest aviation suppliers, said that the continuing development of production technologies also adds to the costs.

Aviation analyst Shukor Yusof of Endau Analytics said: “Emphasis now is to ramp up flights, sell as many seats and fly as frequently as possible. Sustainable fuel has been put on the back burner.”A concerted effort spearheaded by governments is needed to push sustainable fuel in the aviation industry, the experts said.

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