VIRGIN BIOFUEL FLIGHT

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That this House congratulates Virgin Atlantic, Boeing, engine maker General Electric and Imperium Renewables on successfully completing the first commercial flight powered partly by biofuel; notes that sustainable fuels such as biofuels will help reduce carbon emissions generated by air travel; further notes that the biofuels used were such that they did not impinge on crops grown for food thereby not affecting global food supplies or prices; and encourages the investment in and the development of this technology in order to ensure an environmentally viable future for the aviation industry.