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United Airlines Describes Effort To Introduce Aviation Biofuels
The carrier made history in March when it started using 'commercial-scale' volumes of biofuel at Los Angeles International Airport.
United started using biofuel on regularly scheduled flights at Los Angeles International Airport on March 11. (Photo: United Airlines)
United started using biofuel on regularly scheduled flights at Los Angeles International Airport on March 11. (Photo: United Airlines)

Principals in the United Airlines effort to introduce aviation biofuel into its regular operations said it was a necessary step to advancing the fledgling alternative jet fuel industry. United started using “commercial-scale” volumes of biofuel at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) earlier this year in what it described as an historic development.