Continental Flight Powered By Biofuel
KPRC TV Houston Texas
Continental Flight Powered With Biofuel
POSTED: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
UPDATED: 6:28 pm CST January 7, 2009
HOUSTON — Continental Airlines on Wednesday became the first U.S. commercial carrier to do a demonstration flight powered in part by alternative fuels.
Continental used a Boeing 737-800 that left from Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport.
The flight took about 1 hour, 45 minutes. No passengers were on board.
Houston-based Continental CEO Larry Kellner said the goal was to analyze technical aspects of using biofuels, including effects on the plane’s mechanical systems.
In this case, the alternative fuel was derived from algae and jatropha plants and used in only one of the plane’s two engines.
Airlines have been experimenting with alternative fuels as a way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and lower fuel bills.
More Information:
Continental News Release: Flight Powered By Biofuels
