Boeing, American Airlines Showcase EcoDemonstrator
Left to right, Boeing chief technology officer John Tracy, FAA acting administrator Michael Huerta, Department of Transportation deputy secretary John Porcari, Boeing vice president of product development Larry Schneider and American Airlines environmental managing director Jim Walsh gather in front of the ecoDemonstrator at Washington Reagan National Airport. (Photo: Bill Carey)
Left to right, Boeing chief technology officer John Tracy, FAA acting administrator Michael Huerta, Department of Transportation deputy secretary John Porcari, Boeing vice president of product development Larry Schneider and American Airlines environmental managing director Jim Walsh gather in front of the ecoDemonstrator at Washington Reagan National Airport. (Photo: Bill Carey)

Joined by top U.S. transportation officials, Boeing and American Airlines showcased the 737-800 “ecoDemonstrator” flying testbed at Washington Reagan National Airport on September 18. Boeing had flown the aircraft from its flight-test facility at Glasgow, Montana, the preceding day using a biofuel blend made partially from used cooking oil.