KLM Royal Dutch Airlines told ATW’s Eco-Aviation Today that the first Amsterdam-Paris Charles de Gaulle return flight on June 29th using a Boeing 737-800 partially powered by biofuel operated "exactly the same—as expected—as flights on traditional kerosene."
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines told ATW’s Eco-Aviation Today that the first Amsterdam-Paris Charles de Gaulle return flight on June 29th using a Boeing 737-800 partially powered by biofuel operated "exactly the same—as expected—as flights on traditional kerosene." Both of the 737NG's CFM56 engines were powered by a 50-50 blend of traditional kerosene and biofuel derived from used cooking oil. The flights, the world's first commercial service operated using ...
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