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General Aviation News December 9, 2014

Boeing, South African Airways Look to First Harvest of Energy-Rich Tobacco to Make Sustainable Aviation Biofuel

Boeing [NYSE:BA] and South African Airways (SAA) announced today that South African farmers will soon harvest their first crop of energy-rich tobacco plants, an important…

Civilian aviation news September 24, 2012

Sinopec and Airbus to develop Chinese alternative aviation fuel

Partners support Chinese sustainable alternative fuel standard and supply 24 September 2012 China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), one of China’s biggest energy companies and…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News September 5, 2011

Fokker 70 Flies on Bio-Fuel

Fokker 70 Aircraft of KLM CityHopper Flies on Bio-Fuel on August 31, 2011Â On this day, 31 August, exactly one hundred years ago, Anthony Fokker,…

Civilian aviation news June 21, 2011

Boeing 747-8 Freighter Arrives at Paris After Historic Biofuel Flight

LE BOURGET, France, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747-8 Freighter landed at Paris Le Bourget Airport at 5:35 p.m. local time…

General Aviation News June 16, 2011

Boeing 747-8 Freighter to Fly to Paris Air Show on Sustainable Biofuel

— Washington-to-Paris journey is first transatlantic flight of a biofuel-powered commercial airplane — 747-8 Freighter makes its international air show debut after historic flight Boeing…

Military Aviation News May 19, 2011

Thunderbirds to perform first demo with bio fuel

5/19/2011Â -Â ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AFNS)Â –Â The Thunderbirds will use alternative fuel, unprecedented for any Department of Defense aerial team, at the Joint Services Open House…

General Aviation News March 21, 2011

Airbus and TAROM launch Europeâ€™s first bio-fuel â€˜value-chainâ€™

Project aims to commercialise bio-fuel made from Camelina Airbus and TAROM Romanian Air Transport together with a consortium of key stakeholders have established one of…