Garuda Indonesia completes flight test with palm oil-blended jet fuel


JAKARTA (Reuters): Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia said on Tuesday (Oct 10) it has completed a flight test using a palm oil-blended jet fuel on a Boeing 737-800NG aircraft.

The plane flew more than 130km (80 miles) from the capital Jakarta to Pelabuhan Ratu in the southern part of Java island last week, using jet fuel containing 2.4% palm content, Garuda chief executive Irfan Setiaputra said in a statement.

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