MTU Maintenance, a leading provider of maintenance solutions for aircraft engines, continues to lead the way in low-carbon fuel (LCF) also known as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for acceptance testing services. MTU Maintenance recently tested an Aramco CFM56-7B engine at its cell in Hannover using an almost 40% SAF fuel blend. That’s unprecedented in the MRO world.
MTU is the first MRO provider to offer acceptance testing using SAF. Until now, fuel blends used for this purpose had never surpassed ten percent SAF content. This recent round of testing has seen the partners approach the 50% permitted limit for the first time. MTU uses a fuel refined from high-oil-content residues and waste products. Throughout its life cycle, the blend emits eighty percent less CO2 per gallon than kerosene. As a result, the partners were able to reduce the amount of CO2 emitted during the acceptance test procedure by 3.8 metric tonnes.
