Air New Zealand flights now running on bio-fuel. Sounds good to me!

Yay, and congratulations to Air New Zealand for being the first to use biofuel in their plane engines.

On Tuesday, an Air New Zealand airplane successfully completed a flight that used a hybrid veggie oil fuel. Biofuels were once dismissed for use in aviation because most freeze at the low temperatures up in the skies. But as we know, technology and great minds tend to work these things out.

One engine of a Boeing 747-400 airplane was powered by a 50-50 blend of oil from jatropha plants and standard A1 jet fuel. Trends like these could lower airplane emissions and cut costs, according to airline reps.

Plus, considering how horribly fuel wasteful airplanes are, it's nice to know there is an alternative to feeling horribly guilty for flying. An Air New Zealand rep couldn't say if the veggie oil blend would be cheaper than standard jet fuel, since jatropha is not yet produced on a commercial scale.

Air New Zealand has also stated that their goal is to become the world's most environmentally sustainable airline. Kudos to them!

Click here to read this historical article. Maybe one day airplanes will run entirely on wind currents.

FLY AIR NEW ZEALAND!