There are many experiments and trials in progress. This section looks at those tests and reports on their outputs. If you want to learn more about a flight that has already touched down simply click on the tick.
| Carrier |
Aircraft |
Partners |
Date |
Biofuel |
Blend |
Touchdown |
 |
B747-400 |
Boeing,
GE Aviation |
23 Feb 08 |
Coconut & Babassu |
20%
one engine |

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|
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A380 |
Airbus,
Rolls-Royce, Shell |
1 Feb 08 |
Gas to Liquid (not biofuel) |
50%
one engine |

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|
 |
B747-400 |
Boeing,
Rolls-Royce |
30 Dec 08 |
Jatropha |
50%
one engine |

|
|
 |
B737-800 |
Boeing,
GE Aviation,
CFM,
Honeywell UOP |
7 Jan 09 |
Algae and Jatropha |
50%
one engine |

|
|
 |
B747-300 |
Boeing,
Pratt & Whitney,
Honeywell UOP |
30 Jan 09 |
Camelina, Jatropha,
Algae blend |
50%
one engine |

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|
|

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A340-600 |
Airbus, Shell |
12 Oct 2009 |
Gas to Liquid
(not biofue |
50%
four engines |

|
|
 |
B747-400 |
GE, Honeywell |
23 Nov 2009 |
Camelina |
50%
one engine |

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|
|

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A319 |
Rentech |
30 April 2010 |
Gas to liquid
(not biofuel) |
40%
two engines |

|
|
 |
A320 |
Airbus, CFM |
23 November 2010 |
Jatropha |
50% |

|
|
 |
A320 |
CFM, Safran, EADS,
Airbus, Honeywell |
1 April 2011 |
Jatropha |
27% |

|
|
 |
G450 |
Rolls-Royce,
GulfStream |
18 June 2011 |
Camelina |
50% one
engine |

|
|
 |
B747-8F |
GE, Honeywell |
20 Jun 2011 |
Camelina |
15%
four engines |

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|
|

|
B747-400 |
Boeing, PetroChina
Pratt & Whitney,
Honeywell UOP |
28 Oct 2011 |
Jatropha |
50%
one engine |
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|

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E190 |
Embraer, Amyris,
GE Aviation |
First half 2012 |
Sugarcane |
TBC |
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|
|

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300ER |
Boeing |
24 Jan 2012 |
Recycled vegetable cooking oil |
TBC |

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