At the same time, Airbus scored another world premier by flying a Diamond DA42 100%-run on farmed-algal biofuel.
Since the first test flights began in 2008, synthetic fuels and so-called second-generation biofuels, made from non-agricultural raw materials, have stirred great hope for airlines, subject to increasing pressure to drastically cut back on their CO2 emissions.
References:
http://www.boeing.fr/ViewContent.do?id=64743&Year=2011&aContent=Le%20Boeing%20747-8%20Freighter,%20aliment%C3%A9%20en%20biocarburant,%20atterrira%20au%20Bourget%20lundi
http://www.campagnesetenvironnement.fr/airbus-et-boeing-testent-les-biocarburants-3455.html
http://www.enerzine.com/6/11732+a320---1er-vol-utilisant-du-biocarburant-au-jatropha+.html
http://www.salon-du-bourget.fr/fr/le-salon/actualites-du-salon#45
Elizabete DA SILVA MARQUES, Analyst