First Plane in Africa to Run on Biofuels
The first plane in Africa to run on biofuels took off the ground on July 15 this year. On-board were 300 passengers traveling from Johannesburg to Cape Town, South Africa. Although there was nothing peculiar with the flight, the jet fuel was a special one of its kind on this Boeing 737-800s that is operated by Mango and South African Airways (SAA):
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The flight on the Boeing 737-800s coincided with Boeing’s 100th anniversary and centennial celebrations, and highlighted the poduction of local and sustainable jet fuel by Project Solaris, which is a partnership between Sunchem SA, SkyNRG fuel specialists.
Gage Skidmore