India's first biofuel powered flight makes successful debut

SpiceJet airlines in India has successfully operated India's first flight using bio-fuel. SpiceJet's Bombardier Q400 aircraft took off from Dehradun this Monday and landed in Delhi 25 minutes later using 25% biofuel and 75% air turbine fuel (ATF). The biofuel for this flight was developed by the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun and is made from Jatropha crop. We spoke to former Executive Director of Air India and aviation industry analyst Jitender Bhargava to know more about the implications of the success of this flight.