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Chinese airline to start biofuel-powered commerical flights

2013-04-25 11:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: China Eastern Airlines has said it plans to introduce biofuel-powered commercial flights, after yesterday completing its first successful trial of green aviation fuel. An Airbus A320 landed at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport yesterday morning after completing an 85-minute flight using a biofuel made from a blend of palm oil and recycled cooking oil produced by Sinopec. State media reported that Captain Liu Zhimin, who piloted Wednesday's flight, performed several extreme manoeuvres...

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