QANTAS IN RACE TO OFFSET CARBON FOOTPRINT AND SAVE ON FUEL COSTS IN LEAP THAT MIRRORS MOVES BY BA LAST YEAR

Qantas has confirmed it is planning to build a biofuel plant in Sydney that will burn rubbish in an effort to power the airline’s fleet with greener fuel. Qantas has joined with US fuel supplier Solena to investigate the construction of a commercial waste biofuel plant in Sydney, a move that could create 1200 jobs. This would be only the second such plant of its kind in the world. A similar plant being built with British Airways in London, due to begin processing in 2014, will convert up to 500,000 tonnes of waste a year into 73 million litres of