UK first: Thomson to fly Birmingham-Palma service using aviation biofuels

July 4, 2011 |

In the UK,  Thomson Airways announced that it will fly its Birmingham to Palma on 28th July 2011 using sustainable aviation biofuels supplied by the KLM fuel consortium, SkyNRG. This will be the first commercial flight from the UK flown using aviation biofuels.

Thomson also said that it would use sustainable aviation biofuels for weekly service starting in September,  and would serve the Birmingham-Alicante route in the winter – both featuring Rolls-Royce engines on a Boeing 757.

Category: Fuels

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