Continental To Conduct Biofuel-Powered Flight

Jan 05, 2009 04:40 PM




top story photo Continental said it will conduct the first biofuel-powered demonstration flight of a U.S. commercial airliner. The demonstration flight will take place Jan. 7 at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport and will be powered by a special fuel blend, including components derived from algae and jatropha plants - sustainable, second-generation fuel sources that do not impact food crops or water resources, and do not contribute to deforestation.

The demonstration flight will be the first biofuel flight by a commercial carrier using algae as a fuel source and the first using a two-engine aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 equipped with CFM International CFM56-7B engines.