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  March 2011 


   

Aviation: Delayed biofuel approval expected by August

Source : aviationweek.com

Approval of biofuels for use in commercial aircraft is now expected by August, a glitch in fuel testing having pushed back a final vote on the new specification by the aviation fuels subcommittee of standards developer ASTM International. Germany's Lufthansa and Brazil's TAM are waiting for the approval to launch the first biofuel-powered scheduled services, between Frankfurt and Hamburg and Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, respectively. Lufthansa had planned to begin service in April, but biofuel approval was delayed after unexpected results from fuel testing led to several negative votes at the ASTM subcommittee meeting in December.

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28 March 2011 | Information :: Biofuels :: International
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