Japan airline in world first

TOKYO, (AFP)

Japan Airlines (JAL) on Friday carried out the world's first successful test flight of a Boeing aeroplane run on biofuel made primarily of a non-food energy crop called camelina.

In a joint project with the United States' Boeing and engine maker Pratt and Whitney, JAL - Asia's largest carrier - conducted a demonstration flight of about 90 minutes.One engine on the Boeing 747-300 aircraft, which took off from Tokyo's Haneda airport, was powered by biofuel mixed with conventional kerosene jet oil, the company said."No modifications to the aircraft or engine were required for biofuel," JAL said in a statement.