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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7017694.stm
Biofuel trial flight set for 747
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website
Air New Zealand says it plans to mount the first test flight of a
commercial airliner
partially powered by biofuel.
The 747 flight, scheduled for 2008 or 2009, will not carry passengers
The 747 flight is one part of a deal signed by the airline,
engine producer Rolls-Royce and aircraft manufacturer Boeing to
research "greener" flying.
One of the four engines will run on a mixture of kerosene and a biofuel,
and is set for late 2008 or early 2009.
But Virgin Atlantic is planning to beat Air New Zealand to the punch
by having its own biofuel flight early next year.
Air New Zealand's chief executive Rob Fyfe said that advances in technology
had made biofuels a viable possibility for use in aviation sooner
than anticipated.
The New Zealand government recently declared the objective of
becoming carbon neutral,
and climate change and energy minister David Parker said the national
airline's initiative would help achieve that goal.
"I'm delighted that Air New Zealand has taken the lead by signing up
for the first commercial trial of a biofuelled... aircraft," he said.
The partnership gave no details of the type of biofuel to be used,
but said that the test flight will not carry passengers.
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