Posts Tagged ‘jumbo jet’

Algae-Based Biofuel to Power Virgin Atlantic 747 Jet?

virginplane.jpgA Boeing 747 jet, using 20 percent biofuel in one engine, is expected to take off from London’s Heathrow Airport and fly to Amsterdam in late February. The test flight will be without passengers and is part of a research project being conducted by the airline, Boeing and the maker of the engine, GE Aviation.

Interestingly, sources were specific that the biofuel used will be from a very sustainable source, but not one that would [...]

Jumbo 747 Hostel

jumbohostel.jpgVisitors to Stockholm could soon have a new option for cheap airport accommodation – a Boeing 747 at Arlanda airport.
Uppsala businessman Oscar Diös has been given permission by airport owner LFV and the Swedish National Roads Administration to open a youth hostel in a Jumbo Jet parked by the airport entrance.

Read all about it at The Local

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