Virgin Atlantic operated its first flight using bio-fuel on 24th February 2008.
The Boeing 747-400 aircraft flew from London Heathrow to Amsterdam. There were no passengers on board the demonstration flight.
The President of Virgin Atlantic, Sir Richard Branson, said no modifications were made to either the aircraft or the engines for the flight to be operated.
The total fuel used for the demonstration flight was 22,000 kg of which 5,500 kg of bio fuel blend was used. The bio-fuel was made from a blend of coconut oil from the Philippines and babassu oil from Brazil. Neither of these feedstock competes with staple food supplies nor causes deforestation
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