India's first biofuel flight, operated by SpiceJet, undertakes maiden voyage
A 78-seater aircraft Bombardier Q400 aircraft, partially using biojet fuel, took off from Dehradun and landed at IGI Delhi.
Trending Photos
NEW DELHI: India's first ever biofuel flight, operated by SpiceJet, completed its maiden trip on Monday.
A 78-seater aircraft Bombardier Q400 aircraft, partially using biojet fuel, took off from Dehradun and landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi.
The fuel, developed by CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun, contains 75 percent aviation turbine fuel and 25 percent biofuel used in this aircraft and has been made out of Jatropha crop.
“Historic day for the country's #aviation and energy sector as India's first #Biofuel-powered flight lands in Delhi, covering the distance between #Dehradun & Delhi; The #Biofuel is developed by Indian Institute of Petroleum,” tweeted public broadcaster Doordarshan.
Historic day for the country's #aviation and energy sector as India's first #Biofuel-powered flight lands in Delhi, covering the distance between #Dehradun & Delhi; The #Biofuel is developed by Indian Institute of Petroleum pic.twitter.com/nHGRpxEo5W
— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) August 27, 2018
Around 20 people, including officials from aviation regulator DGCA and SpiceJet, were in the test flight. The duration of the flight was around 25 minutes, according to an airline executive.
Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Suresh Prabhu, Dharmendra Pradhan, Dr Harsh Vardhan and Jayant Sinha were at the Delhi airport when the flight landed.
"Happy that SpiceJet is setting a precedent by exploring Bio Jetfuel-powered aerial operations using a blend of 75% of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) & 25% of Bio Jet fuel. This may reduce carbon emissions by over 15%. A 100% BioJet fuel usage will reduce 60-70% of carbon emission," tweeted Civil Aviation minister Prabhu.
Happy that SpiceJet is setting a precedent by exploring Bio Jetfuel-powered aerial operations using a blend of 75% of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) & 25% of Bio Jet fuel. This may reduce carbon emissions by over 15%. A 100% BioJet fuel usage will reduce 60-70% of carbon emission. pic.twitter.com/ZOuL6Gdgke — Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) August 27, 2018
Was there today with Sh. @sureshpprabhu ji, Sh. @nitin_gadkari ji, Sh. @dpradhanbjp ji and Sh. @drharshvardhan ji to receive India's first test flight powered by #Biofuel and operated by SpiceJet which landed at Delhi airport successfully. (2/2) pic.twitter.com/eOey1l2XSY — Jayant Sinha (@jayantsinha) August 27, 2018
Many congratulations to team @PetroleumMin, #DGCA for this initiative towards encouraging cleaner and sustainable alternative fuels for aviation sector. India will be among few selected countries who have #Biofuel operated commercial aircrafts. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/22mshRbUof — Jayant Sinha (@jayantsinha) August 27, 2018
"It has the potential to reduce our dependence on traditional aviation fuel by up to 50 per cent on every flight and bring down fares," said SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh.
Stay informed on all the latest news, real-time breaking news updates, and follow all the important headlines in india news and world News on Zee News.
Live Tv