Biofuel Flights Will Become a Regular Thing on Lufthansa As Soon As Next Week 

Stop the presses. Wasn't it supposed to be KLM that would be the first major airline to use biofuels on a regular basis? Ah well, the Germans are about to pass them by in the eco-race as Lufthansa continues to move forward with their biofuel testing, and they’re looking to start up regular flights pretty darn soon.

If all goes according to plan, next Friday will be the first day that biofuel flights become a regular thing, as Lufthansa flight 013 will take off from Hamburg to Frankfurt with half biofuel and half jet fuel. The airline plans to use the fancy new green airplane gas on eight daily flights between the two cities for the next six months, and it hopes to save upwards of like 1,500 tons of CO2 emissions by doing so.

The planes are just regular old Lufthansa A321s, as there were no modifications needed to make the new biofuels work with the existing engines. One engine will operate as normal, and the other engine is where they’re using the biofuel mix. Sure it’s a small step, but we understand that it’s got to start somewhere.

They’re not the only ones focusing on new fuel options either, as the Virgin Group and Qantas—along with even Boeing—have all set targets of when they'd like to rely a little bit more on alternative fuel options. Especially when pesky carbon taxes might make burning all that airplane gas even more expensive. Obviously everyone wants to be a little greener, but when saving some green is also an option—that’s when we think things will really start to catch on. 

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