Iberia launches commercial biofuels-based air service, Madrid to Barcelona

In Spain, national airline Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA has flown the country’s first commercial flight using a 25% blend of biojet fuel made from camelina. The inaugural flight using an Airbus A320 flew from Madrid to Barcelona.

The fuel was produced by UOP LLC, a unit of U.S.-based Honeywell International Inc. and certified by the oil company Repsol YPF SA.