Today, Airbus published a press release stating, “The A380 is the first commercial plane to be powered by alternative fuel.” Loaded with special fuel derived from natural gas, the Airbus will take off from its production plant at in western England. Upon takeoff, the plane will perform a three-hour test flight ending at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, southwest France. Airbus hopes these attention-grabbing efforts will jump-start competition and collaboration for continued development of alternative...

