All
← Back to Squawk list
Aeromexico makes 1st biofuel trans-Atlantic commercial flight
An Aeromexico Boeing 777 arrived in the Spanish capital on Tuesday, marking the first trans-Atlantic commercial flight powered in part by biofuel. The plane made the journey on a mix of 55 tons of conventional aviation fuel and 20 tons of fuel made from the plant [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha_curcas jatropha curcas]. (latino.foxnews.com) More...just goes to show you how much peogress that has been made in the bio-fuel industry in the last few years and glad to see aeromexico being the first airline to use bio-fuel in their aircraft
Well, since jatropha is poisonous and can't be used for anything else, I say "go for it".
It's when these tree-huggers use corn, thus pulling food out of our own mouths, is where I have a problem.
It's when these tree-huggers use corn, thus pulling food out of our own mouths, is where I have a problem.
Yep, agree with you Michael Fuq. Though, this plant has not been tested in regards to their long term impact on soil and the envirionment if farmed in bulk. Definite step in the right direction though.
So Michael, you don't have a problem when they start growing jatropha INSTEAD of food then?!