Airport to test biofuel

BRISBANE airport will become one of the first airports in the world to use biofuel, with Virgin Australia trialling the sustainable fuel source.

Virgin has partnered with US-based renewable fuel supplier Gevo Inc to supply “biojet” fuel to Virgin planes out of Brisbane for the next two years.

Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti said the airline wanted to test whether the renewable fuel was a viable alternative to straight jet fuel.

“The project announced today is critical to testing the fuel supply chain infrastructure in Australia,” he said.