New York – Flights From NY Airport Fueled By Leftover Cooking Oil

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    Schiphol Airport CEO Jos Nijhuis (L) and CEO of KLM Camiel Eurlings (2-L) take a smell at a fuel hose at JFK airport in New York, USA, 09 March 2013. Dutch airlines KLM operated its first biofuel-powered transatlantic flight to New York.  EPA/MARTIJN BEEKMANNew York – A Dutch airliner is flying from New York to Amsterdam on a fuel mix that includes leftover oil from frying Louisiana’s Cajun food.

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    The KLM flights from Kennedy Airport are powered by a combination of 25 percent recycled cooking oil and 75 percent jet fuel.

    After the first such flight Friday, the concept will be tested on 24 round-trip trans-Atlantic trips every Thursday for the next six months.

    KLM executive Camiel Eurlings jokingly told the New York Post (HTTP://BIT.LY/13LZ2EC ) that “it smelled like fries” while the plane was being fueled.

    The waste oil from frying up crawfish, cracklins and other Cajun specialties is refined at a Louisiana plant, then trucked to JFK.

    KLM says the cooking oil reduces polluting carbon emissions up to 80 percent.


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    OyGevald
    OyGevald
    11 years ago

    Cholent powered rocket fuel.
    Coming soon!

    yaakov doe
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    yaakov doe
    11 years ago

    It’s going to smell different driving past the airport from now on.

    cbdds
    cbdds
    11 years ago

    This probably has something to do with carbon credits. I just can’t believe that there is any efficiency gained that pays for repurifying the used oil and then trucking it hundreds of miles.

    rebzundel
    rebzundel
    11 years ago

    That’s good news I hope they will give me discount when I bring in NY cholent

    I_Am_Me
    I_Am_Me
    11 years ago

    Very smart! I hope it works!

    Avremi
    Avremi
    11 years ago

    This is old news… I’ve been using a mix of diesel and veg oil for 10 years. Much cheaper and as efficient. Google your nearest dealer. They usually sell the stuff in industrial areas. Will not harm your car. And will save a lot of gelt.

    rafnaf
    rafnaf
    11 years ago

    Potential Basar vechalav problem?

    TexasJew
    TexasJew
    11 years ago

    Some kashrut agency is going to come out saying you can’t fly during Pasech.

    Anon Ibid Opcit
    Anon Ibid Opcit
    11 years ago

    Fly the friendly fries

    11 years ago

    To #’s 6 & 9—

    Well, you can’t benefit from Bosor V’Cholov or Chometz……….