Qantas wants government to establish biofuels industry

QANTAS has urged the federal Government to help establish an aviation biofuels industry in Australia.

The airline claims the Government's aviation green paper overlooked the development of a local jet biofuel industry that will be critical for the airline to reduce emissions.

Airlines have been working to develop aviation biofuels they can progressively introduce to existing aircraft and fuel systems.

While it is still early days, and issues remain about appropriate feedstock, aircraft tests over the past year have produced promising results.

Airlines are looking at a variety of second- and third-generation biofuel feedstocks that do not compete with food plants or replace forests.
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