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Nancy Young, Vice President, Environmental Affairs, Air Transport Association, is interviewed about airline industry adoption of alternative fuels, from both fuel economy and environmental perspectives, as the industry looks to further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

An Airbus A380 aircraft has successfully completed the world's first ever flight by a commercial aircraft using a liquid fuel processed from gas (Gas to Liquids - GTL) in the first stage of a test flight programme to evaluate the environmental impact of alternative fuels in the airline market.