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CCTV | 06-21-2012 15:54 BJT
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will take a step closer toward green flying in September when it launches more
than 200 flights operating between Amsterdam and Paris that run on a biofuel made from recycled cooking oil.
The fuel, produced by Dynamic Fuels and supplied by SkyNRG, does not require any mechanical changes to
KLMs jet engines.
In November 2009 we demonstrated that it was technically possible to fly on biokerosene, the companys
managing director, Camiel Eurlings, said in a statement. Now, a year and a half after our first demonstration
flight on Camelina, a new phase has been entered around the world, that of certification.
The company is not the first to test the biofuel waters. Boeing in combination with Continental Airlines, now
United Continental, tested a green flight in 2009 using a twin-engine 737-800 with fuel derived from algae and
jatropha.
Boeing spokesman Terrance Scott had said there was a noticeable improvement of about 3% when comparing
the blend with that of conventional petroleum.
Other airlines such as Air New Zealand, Qatar Airways and Lufthansa have also experimented.
<iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q4Slp3osUoo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will take a step closer toward green flying in September when it launches more
than 200 flights operating between Amsterdam and Paris that run on a biofuel made from recycled cooking oil.
The fuel, produced by Dynamic Fuels and supplied by SkyNRG, does not require any mechanical changes to
KLMs jet engines.
In November 2009 we demonstrated that it was technically possible to fly on biokerosene, the companys
managing director, Camiel Eurlings, said in a statement. Now, a year and a half after our first demonstration
flight on Camelina, a new phase has been entered around the world, that of certification.
The company is not the first to test the biofuel waters. Boeing in combination with Continental Airlines, now
United Continental, tested a green flight in 2009 using a twin-engine 737-800 with fuel derived from algae and
jatropha.
Boeing spokesman Terrance Scott had said there was a noticeable improvement of about 3% when comparing
the blend with that of conventional petroleum.
Other airlines such as Air New Zealand, Qatar Airways and Lufthansa have also experimented.
