The Queensland government was the first jurisdiction in the world to sign on to below50, the low-carbon emissions initiative.
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Qantas claims world-first US-Australia biofuel flight
Qantas has conducted what it says was the world’s first dedicated biofuel flight between the United States and Australia on 29 January.
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Qantas to be first to bio-fly from US to Australia
Qantas will operate the world’s first biofuel flight between the US and Australia early in the new year.
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Qantas to use renewable biofuel from 2020
Qantas is to power its Los Angeles-based aircraft with 50% biofuel from 2020.
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Biofuel in planes: Brisbane to develop ‘bio-port’
Virgin Australia, Brisbane Airport Corporation and the global market maker in sustainable jet fuel, SkyNRG, announced a feasibility study into the creation of Australia’s first “bio-port”.
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Air New Zealand 747 flies on bio-oil
Air New Zealand successfully flew a Boeing 747 partially fuelled by jatropha oil, achieving a significant milestone in the development of sustainable fuels for aircraft.
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Airbus wins Air NZ order, looks to 100 per cent synthetic fuel
Air New Zealand has ordered 14 Airbus A320 aircraft to replace its existing domestic fleet of 15 Boeing 737-300s. Airbus has also announced its desire to see aviation move to synthetic fuels in the future.
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Qantas joins Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group
Qantas has announced that it had formally joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG), a bipartisan industry group established to accelerate the development and commercialisation of sustainable aviation fuel.
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Aviation industry continues environmental push despite downturn
Boeing and Airbus maintain they will continue developing biofuel-powered aircraft, whilst European aviation authorities are designing traffic-friendly approach paths to save fuel and reduce emissions.
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Cheap biofuels from leaves and twigs
Almost any leaves, twigs and bark can be converted into a biofuel, according to a new report from the CSIRO.
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