Developing sustainable biofuel

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February 2015:Air France KLM top-scoring carrier in NRDC’s Aviation Biofuel Sustainability scorecards 

October 2014:Start of one Air France flight per week on biofuels (10% added to standard kerosene) on the Toulouse – Paris-Orly route until September 2015

May 2014: Start of new series of KLM biofuel flights to Aruba and Bonaire.

March 2013: KLM’s first-ever series of biofuel-powered intercontinental flights in partnership with Schiphol Group, Delta Air Lines and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

June 2012:Longest intercontinental Biofuel flight from Amsterdam to Rio de Janeiro operated by KLM.

October 2011: 1st commercial combined energy saving flight operated by Air France.

June 2011:KLM world’s 1st airline to operate a commercial passenger flight from Amsterdam to Paris, using HEFA bio kerosene

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The KLM Corporate Biofuel program is now available and will enable companies to operate some of their flights on sustainable biofuel, thereby stimulating the further development of biofuels