64ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018
Which is the first Indian airline company that used biofuel as ATF in August 2018?
aJet Airways
bVistara
cAir India
dSpice Jet✓ Correct
eNone of the above/More than one of the above
Explanation
In August, 2018, the airline company SpiceJet operated the country’s first test flight using bio-jet fuel. The flight operated between Dehradun and Delhi. It was operated by SpiceJet’s Bombardier Q-400 aircraft. In this flight, in one of the two engines, a mixture of 25% bio-jet fuel and 75% ATF (ATF: Aviation Turbine Fuel) was used, while in the other engine only ATF was used.
environment-ecology