Continental To Make First Biofuel-Powered Flight by a U.S. Carrier

Continental Airlines will conduct the first biofuel-powered demonstration flight of a U.S. commercial airliner. The demonstration flight will be powered by a special fuel blend including components derived from algae and jatropha plants - sustainable, second-generation fuel sources that do not impact food crops or water resources, and do not contribute to deforestation.

This will be the first biofuel flight by a commercial carrier using algae as a fuel source and the first using a two-engine aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 equipped with CFM International CFM56-7B engines.

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