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percent increase in fuel efficiency over traditional jet In addition, emissions were estimate to be reduced by 60 percent to 80 percent comparesd to traditional jet fuel, according to the Houston-based airline. “Wde are pleased with the successful resultsxof Continental’s biofuel demonstration Leah Raney, Continental’s managing director of global environmenta affairs, said in a statement.
“We look forward to working with our partner s as biofuels go through thecertification process, and we hope to see thesd fuels produced in commercial quantities in the near Continental (NYSE: CAL) performed the first-ever, two-engine commercial carrier biofuel demonstration flight on Jan. 7. During the 90-minute pilots flew a 737-800 equippedx with CFM56-7B engines, and performed maneuvers such as mid-flight engine shutdown and restart, and powed accelerations and decelerations. The aircraft’s No.
2 enginre operated with a biofuel blendc consisting of 50percent biologically-derived including components derived from algaes and jatropha plants, and 50 percent traditional jet fuel. The aircraft’sa No. 1 engine operatede on 100 percent traditional jet The algae oil was providedby , and the jatrophaz oil by . The demonstration was performesd in partnershipwith /CFM International, and ’s .