Continental flies biofuel

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES has announced the results of a biofuel demonstration flight which took place in January.  Conducted in partnership with Boeing, GE Aviation/CFM International and Honeywell the 50/50 blend performed as well as, or better than, traditional jet fuel, displaying an approximate 1.1% increase in fuel efficiency over traditional jet fuel in different stages of the demonstration flight.  However overall life cycle greenhouse gas emissions related to using a biofuel of the nature used on the Continental demonstration flight are estimated to be reduced by 60% to 80% as compared to traditional jet fuel.  No modifications were necessary to the aircraft or engine.  After inspections the aircraft returned to regular revenue service the next day. www.continental.com

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