Virgin Atlantic to test biofuels on an upcoming flight

A flight's high carbon output has long been an issue for environmentally conscious travelers. But if entrepreneur Richard Branson succeeds with his latest endeavor, flying may be getting greener. The New York Times reports that Virgin Atlantic will test biofuels on a flight from London to Amsterdam in February.

The initiative is a combined effort between Boeing, GE Aviation, and Virgin. The test plane will be a 747-400, and the flight will span an hour and twenty minutes. The plan is for the plane to run off a combo of 20 percent biofuels and 80 percent standard jet fuel. There will be no passengers on the test flight.

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