(eTN) – IVirgin Atlantic, okungenye yezinkampani zezindiza ezihamba phambili emhlabeni, namuhla ithe izondizisa enye yezimoto zayo i-Boeing 747 nge-biofuel ngesikhathi sendiza yombukiso ngoFebhuwari. Kuzoba ngokokuqala ngqa ukuthi indiza yezentengiselwano isebenzise i-biofuel endizeni futhi kuyingxenye yohlelo olukhulu phakathi kwezinkampani ezithile zezindiza kanye ne-Boeing ukuthola imithombo yesibaseli esimeme yendiza yesikhathi esizayo.
I-Virgin Atlantic 747 izondiza isuka e-London Heathrow iye e-Amsterdam ngendiza ekhombisayo, ingenabagibeli, isebenzisa uhlobo oluzinzile lwe-biofuel olungaqhudelani nokudla nemithombo yamanzi ahlanzekile. Indiza, ihlangene ne-Boeing kanye nomenzi wenjini i-GE Aviation, iyingxenye yomkhankaso we-Virgin Atlantic wokunciphisa umthelela wayo kwezemvelo lapho kungenzeka khona. Lo mbukiso uyingxenye yombono we-Virgin Atlantic walokho imboni yezokundiza engakufeza ngokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bamafutha ahlanzekile ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni.
URichard Branson, umongameli we-Virgin Atlantic, wathi: “Le mpumelelo izosiza i-Virgin Atlantic ukuba indize izindiza zayo isebenzisa uphethiloli ohlanzekile ngokushesha kunalokho obekulindelwe. Indiza yombukiso ngenyanga ezayo izosinika ulwazi olubalulekile esingalusebenzisa ukwehlisa kakhulu izinga lethu lekhabhoni. I-Virgin Group ithembise ukutshala yonke inzuzo yayo ezinkampanini zayo zezokuthutha ukuze ithuthukise amandla ahlanzekile futhi ngale mpumelelo sisendleleni yokufeza izinhloso zethu. "
I-Virgin Atlantic ibe inkampani yezindiza yokuqala emhlabeni ukunika amandla amakhasimende ukuthi athenge ama-carbon offset abo endizeni phakathi nendiza. Uhlelo lwayo lwe-offset, olwethulwe ngoNovemba odlule, luwuhlelo olujwayelekile lwegolide, olutholakala futhi ukuze luthengwe ku-inthanethi.
I-Virgin Atlantic iphinde yabeka i-oda elikhulu kunawo wonke eYurophu le-Boeing 787 Dreamliners ngonyaka odlule, lapho i-oda i-15 787-9s, enezinketho namalungelo okuthenga kwezinye izindiza ezingama-28. I-787 Dreamliner ithule ngamaphesenti angu-60 futhi isebenzisa uphethiloli ongaphansi ngamaphesenti angu-30 kune-Airbus A340-300 ezothatha indawo yemikhumbi ye-Virgin Atlantic.
