Finnair operates flights using biofuel mix

Finnair is set to push its carbon decreasing initiative by launching flights using a biofuel mix. The flights from Helsinki, Finland to San Francisco, USA, will use a biofuel mix of 12%, reducing the total C02 emissions for the two flights by approximately 32 tons. Finnair’s biofuels partners in San Francisco are SkyNRG and World Energy; Shell Aviation has provided logistics and supply chain support for the project. The sustainable biofuel, part of the airline’s “Push for Change” initiative, is produced from used cooking oil in California, which does not compete with food production or the agriculture industry. “The launch