AUSTRALASIAN AIRLINES PUSH AHEAD WITH BIOFUEL PRODUCTION PROJECT

Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia have announced that they will be exploring a commercially viable investment project to create an aviation biofuel supply, after 30 organisations expressed interest in such an initiative. The goal would be generating sustainable local production of such fuels. Air NZ and Virgin said potential participants came from Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada and Europe. Virgin Australia sustainability head Robert Wood said the two airlines would work further with these potential partners: “We will now undertake further detailed ...


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