Air New Zealand flight on Jatropha

Air New Zealand flight on Jatropha, 30 December 2008

This test flight was performed in Auckland, New Zealand on a Boeing 747-400 with one engine running on a 50% mix of biofuel.

• Media release from ATAG: Biofuel flight a step towards carbon neutral growth
• Media release from Air New Zealand: Air New Zealand Test Flight Proves Viability of Biofuel
• Live blog of the test flight: Information before the flight and video about the biofuel being used
• Live blog of the test flight: Update #1: Information on the biofuel being used - Jatropha
• Live blog of the test flight: Update #2: Details from the pre-flight briefing
• Live blog of the test flight: Update #3: Flight takes-off in Auckland
• Live blog of the test flight: Update #4: De-brief on how the test of biofuels went, video of the flight and media articles

For more information on this biofuel test flight, check out the Air New Zealand flight web page.