article_snippet: The Boeing 737-800 aircraft, operated by Hainan Airlines meant China joined a handful of countries in the world that possess the research and development ability to create The Boeing 737-800 aircraft, operated by Hainan Airlines own biofuel production technology, according to the People's Daily Online.
article_snippet: Hainan Airlines flew a Boeing 737 like this one using a biofuel made from cooking oil .
article_snippet: Hainan Airlines informed all the passengers before departure that the aircraft would use a new type of fuel. '
article_snippet: I hope the biofuel could be promoted throughout China.'
article_snippet: 'When I was asked on the phone whether or not I would mind flying with a plane using biofuel, I said of course I wouldn't.
article_snippet: The flight is a landmark and on one hand the low carbon biofuel significantly reduces greenhouse gasses which helps China realise China 2020 carbon dioxide emissions per GDP by 40-50 per cent,' said Lu Dapeng, spokesman of China Sinopec. '
article_snippet: Fly greener: The government is seeking to promote greater environmental sustainability .
article_snippet: Sinopec has spent the past five years researching and developing biofuel, according to researcher Xu Hui, who also stated that the price of biofuel is two to three times more expensive than normal aviation fuel due to the cost of the raw material.
article_snippet: Apart from animal fat-based biofuel, China is also developing sugar-based and starch-based biofuels, whose prices are expected to be 15-80 per cent of normal aviation fuel.
article_snippet: However, many airlines in China are reluctant to use biofuel due to many airlines in China high cost, reported People's Daily Online.
highlights_snippet: Hainan Airlines completed China's first commercial flight using biofuel .
  
highlights_snippet: A handful of countries possesses the  ability to create A handful of countries own biofuel .
  