Virgin Atlantic Touts 1st Flight 100 Percent Powered by ‘Sustainable’ Alternative to Jet Fuel

Published on November 29, 2023

Virgin Atlantic is celebrating becoming the first airline ever to send off a commercial airliner fully powered by “sustainable” jet fuel on a transatlantic flight. The Boeing 787 passenger jet, dubbed “Flight100,” took off from London’s Heathrow Airport on the morning of Nov. 28 at 11:49 a.m. local time (6:49 a.m. ET) before landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City at 2:05 p.m. ET, according to Flightradar24. The test flight did not carry fare-paying passengers but consisted of engineers, scientists, and industry experts. The UK Civil Aviation Authority earlier this month granted permission for Virgin Atlantic and its partners, including Rolls-Royce, Boeing, and BP, to fly Tuesday’s Virgin Atlantic flight after a series of technical reviews in 2022....

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