India eyes nationwide use of 1% sustainable aviation fuel by 2025, says Oil MinisterThe Indian government plans to mandate the use of 1% of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2025 in order to reduce emissions from the secto...
19 May, 2023, 12.11 PM IST
AN-32 fleet of IAF allowed to use bio-jet fuelThe approval for use of bio-fuel to fly the Russian made fleet was given by the Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILA...
24 May, 2019, 09.05 PM IST
Rotten potatoes: That's the government's answer to your rising fuel billWhile the govt is hoping the rally in global rates declines soon, it is also looking at alternatives.
03 Sep, 2018, 03.12 PM IST
They flew jets on seed oil. Next stop is the kitchenThe IIP is now working on ways to turn used cooking oil into biofuel for both jets and automobiles.
03 Sep, 2018, 11.21 AM IST
SpiceJet operates India's first biofuel-powered flight from Dehradun to DelhiA Bombardier Q400 aircraft, partially using biojet fuel, took off from Dehradun and landed at the airport in the national capital.
27 Aug, 2018, 10.01 PM IST
Government plans policy for biofuel use in aviation sectorA Cabinet note would be moved in this regard, the road transport minister said, adding that the use of biofuel would help in reducing oil i...
27 Aug, 2018, 04.17 PM IST
India to join elite club on Monday with first biofuel flight between Dehradun and DelhiThis will also bring some respite to the airlines reeling under high fuel price and reduce carbon emissions.
24 Aug, 2018, 09.58 PM IST
KLM registers 90 per cent load on flights from India: CEO Pieter ElbersHowever, KLM was not forthcoming on whether the airline was interested in investing in the liberalised Indian aviation market.
01 Jul, 2018, 12.17 PM IST
- Boeing aircraft makes first 'green diesel' powered flight
A Boeing aircraft has completed the world's first flight using 'green diesel', a sustainable biofuel made from vegetable oils, waste cookin...
07 Dec, 2014, 03.04 PM IST
Boeing aircraft makes first 'green diesel' powered flightThe company powered its ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane on December 2 with a blend of 15 per cent green diesel and 85 per cent pet...
07 Dec, 2014, 01.24 PM IST
Boeing, Embraer to open joint biofuel research centerWhen produced in sustainable ways, aviation biofuels, made from renewable resources such as plants, significantly reduce carbon emissions.
13 May, 2014, 12.36 AM IST
Soon, garbage to power British Airways planesWhile the world's first factory to turn garbage into jet fuel will come up in about three years, waste-fuelled transatlantic flights could ...
30 Apr, 2014, 04.18 PM IST
Chinese company fly plane using new biofuelSinopec has successfully flown a plane using a newly developed variant of biofuel made from palm oil and recycled cooking oil.
24 Apr, 2013, 02.40 PM IST
How Nandan Cleantec is gearing up to power global aviation with jatrophaIn the face of an impending global energy crisis, the significance of jatropha plant and the promise it holds for the future cannot be writ...
15 Oct, 2012, 07.21 PM IST
- Virgin Atlantic flies jumbo jet powered by biofuel
Virgin Atlantic conducted the world's first commercial flight powered by biofuel on Sunday in an attempt to show that the fuel can produce ...
24 Feb, 2008, 06.54 PM IST
- Virgin plans world's first biofuel flight
British airline Virgin Atlantic said on Monday it would run the world’s first commercial jet flight powered by biofuel between London Heath...
15 Jan, 2008, 01.50 AM IST
- Air New Zealand to conduct airplane biofuel trial project
Air New Zealand will partner with Rolls-Royce Group Plc. and Boeing Co. to conduct the first trial flight of a Boeing 747 airplane partly r...
28 Sep, 2007, 09.05 AM IST