Continental Latest Airline To Plan Biofuels Trial

摘要

Continental is teaming with Boeing and GE to conduct a biofuels demonstration flight next year, although the companies have not yet decided what fuel sources they will use. The demonstration will be sometime in the first half of 2009. The companies say they will work with "an undisclosed fuel provider" to identify sustainable fuel sources that can be produced in enough quantity "to support a pre-flight test schedule that includes laboratory and ground-based jet engine performance testing to ensure compliance with stringent aviation fuel performance and safety requirements."