News: Virgin Atlantic Planning To Fly 747 From London To Amsterdam on Biofuel

Virgin Atlantic Airways will be test flying a 747 airplane powered by biofuel. This is a first in commercial aviation and is 10 months ahead of schedule. This test flight, planned for next month will be without passengers.

"Flying our 747 on biofuel 10 months earlier than planned is a major breakthrough," said Richard Branson CEO of Virgin. The details of the biofuel will be released next month. The fuel is said to be from a "very sustainable" source and will not compete with food or water resources. The test flight will run on a blended mix of biofuel and kerosene, with at least 25 percent coming from the alternative fuel.

Not only are the airlines using this technology. In mid 2007, Virgin trains began a six-month trial of a passenger train using biofuel, an experiment the company said could lead it to switch its fleet to a mix of diesel and biofuel.

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