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A biofuel-powered test flight due to be carried out by Air New Zealand on Wednesday has been postponed in the wake of the Airbus crash off the French coast.
Air NZ was planning to put a Boeing 747-400 in the air for two hours in a test flight from Auckland using a jatropha-based fuel, which has been certified by engine maker Rolls-Royce.
The jatropha plant produces seeds that contain inedible lipid oil, which is used to produce fuel.
The company now says the flight and its preparation would now take place in early January.
"The full efforts and resources of Air New Zealand will be focused over the coming days on providing support to the family members of the missing New Zealanders and to our people, and assisting in the investigation of the A320 accident in France," the company says.
The date of the biofuel test flight would be confirmed later in the week.
Air NZ representatives travelled to France at the weekend, along with family of some of the five New Zealanders who were on board when the Airbus crashed near Perpignan on Friday.
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