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    First passenger bio-fuel flights to be launched by Lufthansa and Airbus

    Nov. 29, 2010
    BLAGNAC, France, 29 Nov. 2010. Lufthansa is launching the world's first ever scheduled commercial passenger flights using bio-fuel in the first half of 2011, with an IAE (International Aero Engines) powered Airbus A321 aircraft, Airbus officials say. The daily flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt will use a bio-fuel blend made from 50 per cent hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). When it is consumed, fuel made from bio-mass material emits the CO2 it naturally absorbs when it grows, thereby helping neutralize overall CO2 emissions.
    Posted by John McHaleBLAGNAC, France, 29 Nov. 2010. Lufthansa is launching the world's first ever scheduled commercial passenger flights using bio-fuel in the first half of 2011, with an IAE (International Aero Engines) powered Airbus A321 aircraft, Airbus officials say. The daily flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt will use a bio-fuel blend made from 50 per cent hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). When it is consumed, fuel made from bio-mass material emits the CO2 it naturally absorbs when it grows, thereby helping neutralize overall CO2 emissions.The daily flights will begin in April 2011 and will initially continue for a period of six months as part of the 'Burn Fair' project to study the long term impact of sustainable bio-fuels on aircraft performance. Airbus' role is to provide technical assistance and to monitor the fuel properties."We see great opportunities in the use of bio-synthetic kerosene, but we are first gathering experience with it in daily practice,” says Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Lufthansa chief executive officer.“Daily bio-fuel flights are a significant step forward in our pursuit of a sustainable future for aviation. Airbus is bringing together feedstock producers, fuel refiners, and airlines, and with today's announcement of passenger flights, we have taken yet another step towards making this real," saysTom Enders, Airbus president and chief executive officer.The bio-fuel is being provided by Finland based Neste Oil, under a long term agreement with Lufthansa. The fuel will only be produced from sustainable feedstock sources to make sure that the bio-feedstock does not compete for food, water nor land. In addition Neste Oil are members of RSB (Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels) and RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil).

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