United Conducts First U.S. Commercial Flight Using Synthetic Jet Fuel
Late last month, United Airlines completed the first flight by a U.S. commercial airline using natural gas synthetic jet fuel.
Specifically, this was an “engineering validation” flight conducted using a certified synthetic jet fuel (RenJet) produced by Rentech, Inc. and approved for commercial use. RenJet was used in a 40/60 mix with conventional Jet A fuel in one of two engines on an Airbus 319 aircraft.
RenJet is derived from natural gas and converted to liquid fuel, and it’s considered a “drop-in” fuel –which means that it can be used in existing engines with no modifications required. (more…)
