Lufthansa Operates First Biofuel Transatlantic Flight to US

Lufthansa (LH) concluded a long-term biofuel study by operating the world’s first biofuel-powered transatlantic commercial flight to the US. Flight LH 418 landed at Washington Dulles Jan. 12 after an 8-hr. and 20 min. flight from Frankfurt (FRA). The Boeing 747-400 carried approximately 40 tons of...

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