Airlines may win approval to start using biofuels for their flights as early as 2010 and find commercially viable solutions within five years as they seek to cut carbon emissions and trim dependence on petroleum-based fuel, the International Air Transport Association said. Recent tests by companies such Continental Airlines Inc., Japan Airlines Corp., Air New Zealand Ltd. and Virgin Atlantic Airways show that new types of biofuels can work, Paul Steele, executive director of the association’s Air Transport Action Group, said on 31 March on a conference call from Geneva.
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