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SpiceJet to test India's first plane powered by biofuel on Monday

The first-ever flight using biofuel was flown ten years ago by the Virgin Atlantic airlines between London and Amsterdam

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The letter of intent is for 25 Q400 turboprops and purchase rights for an additional 25 aircraft.

Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
In a first in Indian aviation, SpiceJet will operate a demonstration flight powered by biofuel on Monday morning.

The airline’s Q400 plane will conduct a flight at Dehradun. If the test passes off successfully, the aircraft — powered by a mix of conventional air turbine fuel and biofuel — will operate a flight to Delhi.

The biofuel for the SpiceJet flight has been developed by Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun. The fuel has been analysed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and Indian Oil.

“It will be a demonstration flight. There will be no passengers on it, except the airline executives

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