Airbus has confirmed it will debut its alternative fuel research programme by flying an A380 with a synthetic liquid fuel process from gas (GTL) on a three hour flight between Filton in the UK and Toulouse.

The A380, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines, is using Shell International Petroleum’s GTL jet fuel for the flight.

The trial is part of Airbus’s studies into alternative fuels, with the airframer having announced the GTL project at last year’s Dubai air show in conjunction with a team that includes Shell, Qatar Airways and Rolls-Royce.

Airbus president and CEO Tom Enders says. “Our alternative fuels roadmap requires innovation, diversity of ideas and options that need t

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