China’s COMAC, Boeing, sign aviation biofuels R&D accord

In China, the Commercial Aircraft Corp and Boeing have signed a collaboration agreement.  The Boeing-COMAC Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology Center will be located at COMAC’s Beijing Civil Aircraft Technology Research Center.

The companies will collaborate with China-based universities and research institutions to expand knowledge of technologies – such as sustainable aviation biofuels, aviation connectivity infrastructure and other areas – that improve commercial aviation’s energy efficiency or reduce the industry’s carbon emissions. The companies will jointly select and fund each research project.