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World’s first scheduled passenger biofuel aircraft flights commence

Toulouse, France - Lufthansa and Airbus make significant step forward towards sustainable aviation

Lufthansa has launched the world’s first ever daily commercial passenger flights using biofuel. The four return daily flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt will be the first in the world to use a biofuel blend using 50% Hydro-processed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA).This follows the approval for the use of this type of fuel by the world fuels standards body, the ASTM on July 1st and the publication o...

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Rome, Italy, 07/15/2011 22:39
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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