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Lufthansa to launch commercial bio-fuel flights

Lufthansa will launch the world’s first scheduled commercial passenger flights using bio-fuel in the first half of 2011. An A321 using IAE engines will fly between Hamburg and Frankfurt using a 50-50 bio-fuel/conventional fuel blend. The daily flights will begin in April 2011 and will continue for at least six months while the impact of the fuel on aircraft performance is monitored. “We see great opportunities in the use of bio-synthetic kerosene, but we are first gathering experience with it in daily practice,” said Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Lufthansa CEO. “Indeed, Lufthansa is the world’s first airline to utilise biofuel in flight operations. This is a further consistent step in the sustainability strategy, which Lufthansa has for years been successfully pursuing The bio-fuel is being provided by Finland based Neste Oil, under a long term agreement with Lufthansa. According to a statement, the fuel will only be produced from sustainable sources. More…

News selected by Covalence | Country: Global | Company: Lufthansa | Source: arabian supply chain.com

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