Continental to test biofuel flight

After Virgin Atlantic performed a test flight using biofuel this month, Continental Airlines will become the second airline to conduct trail flights using the alternative fuel with the help of Boeing and GE Aviation. Executive vice president of operations for Continental, Mark Moran says,

“Exploring sustainable biofuels is a logical and exciting new step in our environmental commitment. For more than a decade, we have been focused on reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions, while providing industry-leading service to the places our customers want to go. Boeing and GE Aviation have been frontrunners in pioneering technology that will benefit the aviation industry, customers, and the environment, and we are pleased to benefit from their expertise in this venture.”

Ray Conner, Boeing’s executive sales vice president adds, “Continental has been aggressively pursuing efforts to reduce carbon emissions for years, and continues to focus attention on providing innovative solutions. They clearly recognize the need for environmental improvement across the industry and have embraced that challenge through fleet modernisation and the economic and social benefits that sustainable environmental technologies can provide to their operations and to their passengers.”