First Natural Gas Flight: A Breakthrough in Airline Fuel Technology
Qatar Airways has made a major breakthrough in airline fuel technology by operating the inaugural paying-passenger flight powered by natural gas, with a flight between Gatwick and Doha on Monday. The move is regarded as an important step in the industry’s attempts to reduce its dependence on oil-based fuel.
The fuel was developed by Shell and uses a 50-50 blend of synthetic gas-to-liquids (GTL) kerosene and conventional oil-based kerosene.
Jeff Gazzard, board member of the Aviation Environment Federation group, told The Financial Times: “GTL is useful for local airport air quality but has a higher carbon footprint than ordinary fuel.”
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The fuel was developed by Shell and uses a 50-50 blend of synthetic gas-to-liquids (GTL) kerosene and conventional oil-based kerosene.
Jeff Gazzard, board member of the Aviation Environment Federation group, told The Financial Times: “GTL is useful for local airport air quality but has a higher carbon footprint than ordinary fuel.”
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