Although jet fuel prices have dropped, industry executives say they are determined to become less dependence on a single source of fuel if prices rise again.

Tom Young, BusinessGreen , Monday 5 January 2009 at 10:11:00 Airline reveals ambition to have aviation biofuel officially certified for commercial use Air New Zealand last week successfully completed the world's first test flight of a commercial airliner running on a jatropha-based biofuel, and immediately announced that it would now begin work...

Two California high school siblings are changing lives with their grassroots initiative to assist Indian farmers entrenched in poverty. Adarsha Shivakumar and Apoorva Rangan founded Project Jatropha to encourage the development of farmer-owned crops of Jatropha , a long living, economically viable shrub with seeds that can be converted into biodiesel. (PRWeb Jan 5, 2009) Read the full story ...

Air New Zealand completes a test flight with an alternative fuel. WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Looking to reduce its carbon footprint and cut its fuel bill, Air New Zealand has tested a passenger jet that was powered partially with oil from a plum-sized fruit known as jatropha.

Air New Zealand has tested a passenger jet powered partially with oil from a plum-sized fruit known as jatropha, in efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and cut its fuel bill.

A passenger plane has successfully completed a two-hour test flight partly powered by vegetable oil. One engine of the Boeing 747-400 was fuelled by a 50-50 mixture of jatropha plant oil and standard A1 jet fuel, reports the BBC.

AUSTRALIA may be ideal for growing a 'noxious weed' that can be made into green biofuels capable of replacing airlines jet fuel.

AUSTRALIA may be ideal for growing a 'noxious weed' that can be made into green biofuels capable of replacing jet fuel.