Air New Zealand Moves Closer To Biofuel Flightd

Virgin Atlantic flew a Boeing 747 from Heathrow to Amsterdam using a biofuel  /jet fuel mix earlier this year, and both Continental Airlines and Air New Zealand have announced plans to accomplish similar flights.

Air New Zealand, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, and UOP aim to power one of four engines on a Boeing 747-400 on Jatropha-based bio-fuel.
Rolls-Royce is currently testing the fuel at its facility in Derby, UK, with the first test flight scheduled to take place in Auckland in December.

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