Lufthansa Plane To Run On Vegetable, Jet Fuel
Frankfurt, Germany (AHN) – German airline Lufthansa will power one plane with a mix of biofuel and jet fuel for six months as part of a plan to lessen the carbon dioxide emissions of its fleet.
A plane that will fly between Frankfurt and Hamburg cities four times daily will use vegetable oil imported from Finland in one engine and conventional aviation fuel in the other engine, according to the airline. The company expects to cut its fleet emission by 1,500 tons during the six-month test.
Lufthansa will not be the first airline to test biofuel on its plane. Air Japan and Air New Zealand have tested biofuel on their planes but Lufthansa will be the first to use vegetable oil-based fuel on a regular and long-term basis.
The Finnish biofuel costs three to five times more than kerosene and Lufthansa will spend $8.7 million for the half-year test.
Lufthansa plans to replace up to 10 percent of its jet fuel consumption with biofuel starting 2020.
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