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Indonesia pushes for the use of palm oil in the production of clean aviation fuel On Friday, a Boeing 737-800 NG took off in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, carrying more than a hundred passengers to the city of Surakarta, 550 km from Jakarta. An ordinary flight, in general, differed from thousands of similar ones in that the plane was filled with fuel with the addition of palm oil. The same one is added to chocolate, baked goods, ice cream, milk, and various other products. [caption id="attachment_76965" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Boeing 737-800 NG[/caption] Garuda Indonesia CEO Irfan Setiaputra said: " We will have further discussions with Pertamina [Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company], the Ministry of Energy, and other parties to ensure that this fuel is commercially reasonable ." Boeing 737-800 NG makes first commercial flight using palm oil fuel in Indonesia Indonesia is the world's largest producer of palm oil, so the company is pushing for greater use of it in biofuels to reduce imports of jet fuel. Palm Oil Jet Fuel is produced by Pertamina at its refinery using hydrotreated esters and fatty acids technology and uses refined deodorized palm oil. The oil and gas company says palm oil-infused fuels are more environmentally friendly than fossil fuels, and palm oil-producing countries have called for it to be included in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Eco-friendliness is a good thing, but countries around the world have expressed concern about the large deforestation involved in palm oil plantation production, and the European Union has imposed import restrictions on the commodity.

Rostec announced this In Rostec, speaking about the import-substituted SJ-100 airliner, they say that they are creating a new aircraft. This is how the corporation commented on the start of certification of import-substituted SJ-100 equipment. Let us recall that yesterday Rostec reported that the KRET concern, part of the state corporation, has launched work on the certification of avionics for the domestic airliner SJ-100, which previously used French avionics from Thales Avionics. Now this equipment no longer works with Russia. [caption id="attachment_66934" align="aligncenter" width="780"] SJ-100[/caption] The imported SJ-100 was called “virtually a new aircraft” When creating the digital complex, the developers relied on existing experience in creating and successfully operating similar systems for the Il-96-300, Tu-204/214, Il-114, and Be-200 aircraft, and their modifications. All advanced domestic solutions in the field of on-board computing systems were integrated into the equipment. Rostec also stated that in total about 40 systems and assemblies were imported in the SJ-100: “These are primarily avionics and flight instruments. Rostec enterprises are creating a new machine.” Superjet 100 chief designer Kirill Kuznetsov previously said that imported SSJ-100 aircraft will be produced with horizontal wingtips as standard, which will reduce costs for airlines.