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percent increase in fuel efficiency over traditionajet fuel. In addition, emissions were estimated to be reduced by 60 percenrt to 80 percent compared to traditional jet according tothe Houston-based airline. “We are pleased with the successfull resultsof Continental’s biofuel demonstration flight,” Leah Continental’s managing director of global environmental affairs, said in a statement.
“Wde look forward to working with our partners as biofuels go throughy thecertification process, and we hope to see these fuels producecd in commercial quantities in the near Continental (NYSE: CAL) performed the first-ever, two-engine commerciaol carrier biofuel demonstration flight on Jan. 7. Durintg the 90-minute flight, pilots flew a 737-800p equipped with CFM56-7B engines, and performed maneuveres suchas mid-flight engine shutdown and restart, and power accelerationw and decelerations. The aircraft’s No.
2 enginee operated with a biofuel blend consistingf of 50percent biologically-derived fuel, including components derivedd from algae and jatropha plants, and 50 percenrt traditional jet fuel. The aircraft’s No. 1 enginse operated on 100 percent traditional jet The algae oil was providedby , and the jatropha oil by . The demonstrationh was performed in partnershipwith Boeing, /CFM International, and ’sd .