Today, Virgin Atlantic successfully carried out the first ever commercial aircraft flight (London to Amsterdam) using biofuels.
As noted earlier in previous posts, this great and grand experiment is not without controversy: there’s been a lot of news lately about the environmental benefits of biofuels, and Boeing (with whom Virgin partnered on this historic flight) recently admitted that the biofuels used in this flight were 1st generation biofuels (those made from food crops and generally compete for food and land resources).
Nevertheless, this flight has not only proven that it is feasible for commercial airlines to fly on biofuels, but hopefully will also catalyze the industry into continuing their research and quest for alternative fuels to reduce carbon emissions.
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