Japan Airlines (JAL) announced on Monday it planned to make a test flight powered by biofuel by the end of March 2009.
The demonstration is a part of an international drive to reduce CO2 emissions from aviation and will be the first biofuel jet flight in Asia.
For the test, JAL will use a Boeing 747-300 with engines made by Pratt & Whitney. The aircraft will have no passengers on board and will take off from an unnamed airport in Japan.
Tokyo-based Japan Airlines will be the first Asian carrier to make such a flight and the fourth worldwide after Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Air New Zealand and Continental Airlines.
24 June 2008
Japan Airlines to make Asia's first biofuel flight
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This is promising for the environment amongst other Asia travel and Asia flight carriers....they are all doing their part.
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