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Virgin Atlantic: First ever transatlantic flight fuelled by cooking oil takes off from Heathrow

Source: REUTERS

The first transatlantic flight by an airliner using pure sustainable aviation fuel (Saf) took off from Heathrow on Tuesday morning.

The Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight to New York JFK left the airport shortly after 11.45am.

Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson, Transport Secretary Mark Harper and Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss are among the passengers on the flight, which is not carrying fare-paying travellers.

The reviewed various aspects of the flight before granting an operating

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