I-Air Canada ibhengeze inqwelomoya yayo e-Edmonton-San Francisco namhlanje ezakusebenza nge-biofuel ebhodini enezihlalo ezili-146 zeAirbus A320-200. Inqwelomoya enkulu yayicwangciselwe inqwelomoya yanamhlanje ukulungiselela abathunywa bezorhwebo abakhokelwa nguRhulumente wase-Alberta, iSixeko sase-Edmonton kunye namashishini endawo yase-Edmonton eCalifornia.
“I-Air Canada iyazingca ngokusebenzisana namhlanje nesikhululo senqwelomoya i-Edmonton International Airport (EIA) ukuqhuba inqwelo moya yanamhlanje nge-biofuel. I-Air Canada iyaqhubeka nokuxhasa kunye nokukhuthaza ukuphuhliswa kwe-biofuel eCanada ukuze ibe nakho ukurhweba; inyathelo elikhulu ekudaleni i-aviation eqhubekayo eCanada nakwamanye amazwe. Esi sisibhabhalaza sethu sesibhozo esiqhutywa ngebhayofuel ukusukela ngo-2012. Iziphumo zokusetyenziswa kwebiofuel yanamhlanje zinciphisa ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni yenqwelo moya ngaphezulu kweetoni ezili-10, nto leyo emele ukuncitshiswa kwama-20% kwi-carbon emissions ye-flight, utshilo uTeresa Ehman, uMlawuli, Imicimbi yokusiNgqongileyo. kwiAir Canada.
“Ukusukela ngo1990, iAir Canada iphucule ukonga kwayo ipetroli ngo-43 pesenti Sikwazibophelele ukuhlangabezana neethagethi ezinamabhongo ezibekwe nguMbutho wezoThutho loMoya waMazwe ngaMazwe, kubandakanya nokukhula okungathathi cala kwekhabhoni ukusukela ngowama-2020 nokunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwe-CO2 ngama-50 epesenti ngowama-2050, ngokumalunga namanqanaba angama-2005. Ezi nzame kunye namanye amalinge aluhlaza okonyusa ukusebenza ngokukuko kunye nokunciphisa inkunkuma aqatshelwe yi-Air Transport World ethe ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka yabiza i-Air Canada i-Eco-Airline yoNyaka ka-2018. ”
"Le nqwelomoya yokubonisa i-biofuel ibonisa ukuzibophelela kwethu ngokudibeneyo ekuziseni ngaphambili i-khabhoni ephantsi, i-fuels ezihlaziyekayo kumacandelo e-aviation nakwizikhululo zeenqwelomoya," utshilo uTom Ruth, uMongameli kunye ne-CEO kwisikhululo senqwelomoya sase-Edmonton. "Ubunkokheli beAir Canada kwicandelo lezinto ezinokuphinda zihambelane buhambelana ngokuzibophelela kwe-EIA kuphuhliso loqoqosho lwengingqi kunye nozinzo, ngelixa kuncitshiswa ifuthe lekhabhoni yexesha elide kwimisebenzi yesikhululo seenqwelomoya."
“Amashishini nemibutho emininzi yaseAlberta iyasijoyina kule nqwelomoya yanamhlanje eSan Francisco, ukunceda ukubonisa amandla ephondo lethu aphesheya kunye nokudala imisebenzi emitsha namathuba ekhaya,” utshilo oHloniphekileyo uDeron Bilous, uMphathiswa woPhuhliso lwezoQoqosho nezoRhwebo. "Ukusebenzisa i-biofuel sisikhumbuzo esibalulekileyo sokuba, ngokusebenza namaqabane afana ne-Air Canada kunye ne-EIA, i-Alberta izakuqhubeka nokuba yinkokheli yamandla kunye nezokusingqongileyo eMntla Melika kwiimfuno zenkulungwane yama-21."
"Oku kuzibophelela nokusetyenziswa kwamandla acocekileyo kubonisa ubunkokheli obudibeneyo obubalulekile kuthi sonke sisebenza kunye ukulungisa ingxaki yemozulu, utshilo uSodolophu wase-Edmonton uDon Iveson. "Ndiyathemba ukuba ikhuthaza nezinye iinkampani ukuba zilandele le nto ukuze siqhubeke nokukhawulezisa ubunkokheli kutshintsho lwamandla kunye notshintsho lwemozulu."
I-Air Canada i-Edmonton-San Francisco mihla le, iinqwelomoya ezingamiyo ziphehlelelwe izolo, ngoMeyi 1.
