Country's first bio-fuel flight, operated by SpiceJet, undertakes maiden voyage
Country's first ever biofuel flight, operated by SpiceJet, completed its maiden trip on Monday. A 78-seater aircraft Bombardier Q400 aircraft, partially using biojet fuel, took off from Dehradun and landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. The fuel, developed by CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun, contains 75 percent aviation turbine fuel and 25 percent biofuel used in this aircraft and has been made out of Jatropha crop. Around 20 people, including officials from aviation regulator DGCA and SpiceJet, were in the test flight. The duration of the flight was around 25 minutes, according to an airline executive.

Country's first bio-fuel flight, operated by SpiceJet, undertakes maiden voyage
Country's first ever biofuel flight, operated by SpiceJet, completed its maiden trip on Monday. A 78-seater aircraft Bombardier Q400 aircraft, partially using biojet fuel, took off from Dehradun and landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. The fuel, developed by CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun, contains 75 percent aviation turbine fuel and 25 percent biofuel used in this aircraft and has been made out of Jatropha crop. Around 20 people, including officials from aviation regulator DGCA and SpiceJet, were in the test flight. The duration of the flight was around 25 minutes, according to an airline executive.