Some airlines have been testing different types of biofuel to determine the viability of using sustainable alternatives\u00a0 such as algae aviation fuel to the Jet-A1 (kerosene) fuel currently used by commercial aviation. Recently, a company called Solazyme has delivered about 1500 gallons of aviation fuel to the US military. Slowly, many other airlines are working on this already.<\/p>\n
Continental Airlines have joined a group of aviation environmental leaders in testing a second-generation biofuel on one of its aircraft.\u00a0 They plan to power their\u00a0 Boeing 737-800 with algae and jatropha biofuel which will take-off from Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport on a two hour test.<\/p>\n
The flight is one of a series of trials taking place around the world. This is the first test flight to take place in North America and the first to use a twin-engine aircraft.<\/p>\n
Other airlines in this biofuel race include Boeing, Washington State University, and Alaska Airlines a Japan Airlines, Continental, Virgin Atlantic and Air New Zealand<\/a> , all these folks have also been carrying out test flights with biofuels\u00a0 over the last three years.<\/p>\n