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Boeing says to conduct biofuel flight demo

Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:05pm EDT

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NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Thursday that it, Air New Zealand (AIR.NZ) and Rolls-Royce announced a memorandum of understanding to conduct a biofuel demonstration flight.

Boeing said the demonstration flight is planned for the second half of 2008 using an Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400 equipped with Rolls-Royce engines.

Boeing said additional details will be announced closer to the actual demonstration flight date.



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