ETIHAD AND BOEING LAUNCH 'GREENLINER'

ETIHAD Airways and Boeing have launched a B787 ‘Greenliner’ that will be used to test products, services and initiatives to reduce carbon emissions whilst operating scheduled services. The aircraft will enter service in early 2020 and both partners will use it to explore and assess new environmental initiatives. Suppliers and regulators will also be invited to put forward new products and ideas.

The Greenliner is expected to operate several flights using biofuels derived from saltwatertolerant plants following the first commercial service to use the fuel – an Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam earlier this year.