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KLM to test biofuels with passengers on flight, on November 23

In the Netherlands, KLM announced that it would become the first airline to test biofuels on a passenger flight. The company said that it would utilize a 50/50 mixture of camelina and standard jet fuel in a one-hour Boeing 747 flight on November 23 that would include, for the first time, a limited number of [...]

BioJet, E85 announce 4 million gallon contract for Bio-SPK aviation biofuels

In California, BioJet Corporation and E85 announced that they have executed a Bio-SPK forward contract for the sale by BioJet and the purchase by E85 of 4 million barrels of aviation bio jet fuel.
Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene, or “Bio-SPK” is the aviation industry term for bio jet fuel and the fuel delivered under this contract will [...]

US aviation industry faces $5.17 billion costs from climate bill; EU emissions scheme to cover 4,000 aircraft operators

The European Commission published a list of 4,000 aircraft operating companies that will be potentially covered under the Emissions Trading Scheme which takes effect for aviation in 2012. The number is up from an earlier estimate of 2755. Green Air Online has an excellent summary on the controversies over ETS introduction. The potential exposure of [...]

Boeing, UOP release biofuels flight data; certification as soon as 2010; UOP to license technology this summer

At the Paris Air Show Boeing and a series of partners involved in four biofuels-based test flights released the data from the tests, and said that with the release they are on a path towards flight certification of biofuels as soon as late 2010.
Billy Glover, managing director of Environmental Strategy for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said [...]