Virgin Atlantic to begin low-carbon jet fuel flight trials in 2017

The first batch of low-carbon jet fuel derived from waste industrial gases from steel mills has been produced for use by UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic, with flight trials scheduled to start in 2017.

Virgin Atlantic and LanzaTech partner to produce jet fuel from waste gases

Since 2011 the two companies have been committed to producing the world’s first jet fuel derived from waste industrial gases from steel mills via a fermentation process.