Airline in first biofuel flight

[seven]

The first flight by a commercial airline to be powered partly by biofuels is to take off from London.

The Virgin Atlantic flight, to Amsterdam, will not have any passengers on board.

BBC NEWS | UK | Airline in first biofuel flight

[hoon]

This is just a PR stunt by Branson.

[Andy]

I don't have huge faith in biofuels but commend Virgin for doing something. Surely that's better than nothing?

[bruce]

Interesting piece here on whether planes can actually fly on biofuel.

Can Airplanes Fly on Biofuel? - TIME

[LMagic007]

See also;

Air New Zealand to conduct biofuel trial project - News - MSNBC.com

Air New Zealand to conduct biofuel trial project

Airline, partners work to make aviation more environmentally sustainable

[bruce]

I found myself agreeing with George Monbiot at lunchtime, which isn't a good thing, when he called biofuels a crime against humanity.

[arno]

The debatable point is this, it took the oil of 150,000 coconuts and some babassu palm oil to power only 20% of one of four fat tanks on one of his 747 Virgin Atlantic airliners.

Branson's coconut airways - but jet is on a flight to nowhere, say critics | Environment | The Guardian