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Continental Airlines to conduct biofuel-powered flight
Airline Industry Information, Jan 6, 2009
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Continental Airlines has announced that it will be conducting the first biofuel-powered demonstration flight by a US commercial aircraft.
The flight will be powered by a fuel blend including components derived from algae and jatropha plants.
According to Continental Airlines the demonstration flight will be the first biofuel flight conducted by a commercial carrier using algae as a fuel source.
The aircraft used for the demonstration flight will be a Boeing 737-800 equipped with CFM International CFM56-7B engines.
The demonstration flight is scheduled to depart from Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport on 7 January.
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