BASE show in London for Qatar Airways

QATAR AIRWAYS is not the sort of company one would expect to see at a very serious business-to-business show around the theme of sustainable environment.  BASE was held for the first time at London’s Excel exhibition centre last week.  Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, made the keynote speech at the conference but equally impressive in many ways was Captain Chris Schroeder, Qatar A330/340 pilot and the airline’s Senior Manager Corporate Social Responsibility Environment and Fuel Optimization.  Following on the carrier’s breakthrough passenger flight from Gatwick  last October he expanded on its commitment to a green philosophy.  By 2012, and the introduction of the new international airport at Doha, Qatar Airways will be operating out of its home base with a 50-50 blend of synthetic Gas to Liquids (GTL) kerosene and conventional oil-based kerosene fuel, developed and produced by Shell.  Normal Jet A1 fuel will be used for inbound flights. www.qatarairways.com

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