KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Bhd (AirAsia) is keen on using palm oil as part of its sustainable programme to develop biofuel-powered flights in the future.
AirAsia founder and group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said the low-cost carrier (LCC) is in the midst of conducting a research on palm oil-related biofuel with various research companies and the Ministry of Primary Industries to study the compatibility of the vegetable oil.
“This is because palm oil has a different level of viscosity as it burns differently at 30,000 ft.
“We do not think the plan is far away as we work with the ministry and various companies to find ways to get biofuel into our plane.
“We are the big supporter for palm oil. Our aim at AirAsia is to use a large proportion of our jet fuel as biofuel,” he said.
