The Boeing 747 was partly fuelled by coconut and Brazilian babassuThe first flight by a commercial airline to be powered partly by biofuel has landed in Amsterdam.
Billed by Virgin Atlantic as a green fuel breakthrough, the firm's flight from Heathrow did not carry passengers. Earlier this month, Airbus used the world's largest passenger jet, the A380, to test another alternative fuel - a synthetic mix of gas-to-liquid.
Many environmentalists argue that cultivating biofuel is not sustainable and will lead to reduced land for food. Virgin's Boeing 747 had one of its four engines connected to an independent biofuel tank that it said would provide 20% of the engine's power. More >>>
[I would suggest that the answer lies in the direction of initiatives like Branson’s and curtailing the rampant expansion of the air transport industry. Ed]
