Air China conducts first biofuel test flight in China

Air China 747-400. By Rob Finlayson Air China (CA) conducted the latest biofuel demonstration flight Friday, operating a Boeing 747-400 with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines partially powered by jatropha-based fuel. The 2-hr. flight to/from Beijing (PEK) was the first biofuel flight operated in China...

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