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Article: Air New Zealand Updates on Biofuel Test Flight.
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- Travel & Leisure Close-Up
- Article date:
- October 30, 2008
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TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-30 October 2008-Air New Zealand Updates on Biofuel Test Flight(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com
The world's first commercial aviation flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel moved a step closer this week.
The jatropha-based fuel to power one of four engines on the Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400, has arrived at the Rolls-Royce facility in Derby, UK, for testing prior to the flight.
Preliminary data shows the fuel meets all required specifications for use in commercial aviation and a technical team led by Rolls Royce is now putting the fuel through a rigorous testing process to further ...