I'm very excited about seeing the flight take off, the first 100% sustainable

aviation fuel across the Atlantic by commercial airline.

And if it had to be anyone, it should be Virgin Atlantic.

We've partnered up with radical collaboration, Rolls-Royce, Boeing, of course, Rocky Mountain Institute,

Cheffel University, Imperial College, ICF, and us at the helm. Yeah, I'm looking forward.

A cynical person would say, well, it's tremendous that you can do this. Fantastic proof of concept,

but actually the fact that you're not carrying any paying passengers

and the fact that the flight is then going to come back on just normal kerosene,

it shows that it might be an interesting exercise,

but it doesn't necessarily feed through immediately to what is happening on the ground and in the air?

It doesn't feed immediately, but I would say, first of all, you know, this cannot be a commercial

flight. It's the first of its kind. It's been highly and tightly regulated, of course,

by the Civil Aviation Authorities, but also in the United States, Ireland, Canada, everywhere we pass,

you know, to certify this flight that the engines can hold it, that everything will go smoothly and safely. This is safety

and security. Well, it cannot be a commercial flight. So the fact that we're doing this is a first

of its kind. It's showing what the art of the possible is. Every great innovation

starts with somebody who's going to take a first step. Of course, sustainable aviation fuel,

we didn't invent it. We're just showing, together with our partners, that it can be done at 100%.

And it's really calling attention to the fact that we need more sustainable aviation

fuel. But I would say, you know, Virgin Atlantic is not just about sustainable aviation fuel.

Of course, we have the youngest fleet across the Atlantic. We've reduced carbon emissions by over

35% by virtue of having the youngest fleet over the past decade. So this is two-pronged attack.

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