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Qatar Airways performs first commercial flight with fuel made from natural gas

Doha, Qatar - From London to Doha with a passengers Airbus A-340/600

A Qatar Airways Airbus A-340/600 yesterday completed the world’s first commercial passenger flight powered by a fuel made from natural gas. The journey from London-Gatwick to Doha took over six hours and was operated with an aircraft using Rolls-Royce Trent 556 engines. Shell developed and produced the 50-50 blend of synthetic Gas to Liquids (GTL) kerosene and conventional oil-based kerosene fuel. T...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1110133
Rome, Italy, 10/13/2009 13:48
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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