Chinese biofuel flight lands in Chicago

After flying over 11,000 kilometers, a Hainan Airlines flight which left Beijing and crossed over the Pacific Ocean has successfully landed at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Sinopec has announced.

China's Hainan Airlines Flight arrives at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, the United States, on Nov. 21, 2017. [Photo: Xinhua]

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been powered by bio-aviation fuel Sinopec has produced from waste cooking oil.

Sinopec has reprocessed the used cooking oil through Zhenhai Refining and Chemical, a Ningbo-based subsidiary of Sinopec.

A Sinopec engineer displays a bottle of biofuel (right) next to a bottle of waste kitchen oil. [Photo: Sinopec provided to China Plus]

Sun Jianfeng, President of Hainan Airlines, who also captained the flight, says the flight was smooth throughout, with the 787 reaching a cruising altitude of 12,500 meters. "Hainan Airlines has always viewed environmental protection as a top priority. This proves that Hainan Airlines has the capability of carrying out cross-ocean flights using biofuel."

A biofuel transport truck at a Sinopec factory. [Photo: Sinopec provided to China Plus]

Hainan Airlines launched its first biofuel-powered passenger flight from Shanghai to Beijing on March 21, 2015.