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February 28, 2008
Virgin Atlantic - The First Airline To Fly on Biofuel
Virgin Atlantic Becomes the World’s First Airline To Fly on Biofuel
The Biofuel Airline?
Virgin Atlantic operates the world’s first airline to fly on biofuel from London Heathrow to Amsterdam
Monday 25th February: Virgin Atlantic has become the world’s first airline to fly on biofuel, on a flight from London Heathrow to Amsterdam Schiphol.
The airline flew one of its Boeing 747-400’s using a sustainable type of biofuel, Coconut Oil and Babassu Oil, and it was the first time in the world that a commercial aircraft has run this biofuel in-flight.
Virgin Atlantic hopes this flight will be a step towards reducing the environmental impact of their planes, and is part of a major initiative by the airline to explore sources of sustainable aircraft fuel for the future that do not compete with food and fresh water resources.
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