India’s first biojet fuel flight operated by SpiceJet

India’s first test flight powered by biojet fuel was operated by SpiceJet according to the airline. The Aircraft took off from Dehradun and landed at the airport in the national capital.

A Bombardier Q400 aircraft is the first aircraft to run on partial biojet fuel, it was powered with a blend of 75 per cent air turbine fuel (ATF) and 25 per cent biojet fuel.

The fuel has been developed by the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun, said the airline company

American Standard Testing Method (ASTM) recognised the biojet fuel and it meets the specification standards of Pratt & Whitney and Bombardier for commercial application in aircraft.

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