Virgin Atlantic, founded by Outsides December cover-boy Richard Branson, announced Monday that it will conduct the first test flight of a commercial jet powered, in part, by a renewable fuel, according to The New York Times. Late next month, the Boeing 747 will travel from the London Heathrow Airport to Amsterdam, without passengers, on 80 replica Breitling A7438010 Men's watch percent jet fuel and 20 percent biofuel. Although the specific source of the biofuel has not yet been disclosed, a Virgin spokesman said the company focused only on easily sustainable solutions rather than those that would interfere with food supplies or call for vast areas of land to produce.
The aircraft engine manufacturer, GE Aviation, who partnered with Virgin Atlantic and Boeing on the project, said the biofuel does not require any alterations be made to the engine, nor would it alter the jumbo jet’s performance. Branson has taken a lot of flack for talking about sustainability while chairing an airline that, by nature, makes an replica Breitling Windrider Chronomat Men's watch enormous contribution to carbon dioxide emissions. But, the British billionaire teamed up with Al Gore last year to create the Virgin Earth Challenge, a $25 million prize to the first person who comes up with a way to remove carbon gases from the atmosphere. Additionally, he has committed all the profits from his transportation businesses—which could potentially reach the several-billion-dollar mark—to the development of alternative fuels.--Claire Napier Galofaro
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