Wed, 02/29/2012 - 00:02 — Anonymous by Hiufu WongIt may be impressive that
sustainability in aviation starts with its creative use of fuselage. But it
is downright amazing that it extends to our used cooking oil as well. Etihad
Airways operated its first biofuel-powered delivery flight recently. The
Boeing 777-300ER flew 14 hours from Seattle to Abu Dhabi on a blend of
traditional jet fuel and recycled vegetable cooking oil. It was the first
biofuel-powered flight for Etihad and also the first in the Gulf to be
operated using sustainable biofuel. This year German airline Lufthansa also
completed its six-month trial operating the world's first biofuel-powered
route. Nearly 1,200 flights were completed between Hamburg and Frankfurt,
reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 1,471 tonnes.read more
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