Original Article on Wired Magazine

SOMEWHERE OVER MONTANA Im sitting aboard a Boeing 737-800 burning a biofuel blend, en route to Washington, D.C. Its the first of what Alaska Airlines says will be 75 flights made with biofuel during the next month. Perhaps the most exciting part of the flight is that it isnt that exciting. The 20 percent biofuel blend fueling the turbofan engines burns just like conventional jet fuel. Its no different for the pilots or the passengers, for whom its just another flight to D.C. And for Alaska Airlines, the ho-hum nature of the flight is one of the big points the company is trying to make.There have been many biofuel demonstration flights during the past few years, with everything from fighter jets to 747s burning the stuff. But theyve typical...(read more)