Japan Airlines (JAL) joins the list of airlines that are evaluating the use of biofuel-blended jet fuel for their fleet of aircraft. It recently announced that it will be conducting its test flight on a Boeing 747-300 aircraft, with one engine powered by second-generation-biofuel-blended jet fuel. The test flight (planned in March 2009), will make JAL the first Asian airline to make a “biofuel test flight” demonstration and the first to use a Pratt & Whitney JT9D engine on the test flight. The specific type of second generation biofuel (biofuels derived from non-food feedstocks, such as lignocellulosic biomass) has yet to be announced. According to JAL Group President & CEO Haruka Nishimatsu, “Our participation in the search for a viable second-generation biofuel is a clear signal to everyone of our strong commitment to increasing the environmental sustainability of the JAL Group and the airline industry”. The JAL press release also mentions that their group of companies has been doing a variety of measures to help reduce carbon footprint. “It is targeting a 20% cut in the CO₂ emissions per ATK of its fleet by 2010, compared to 1990 levels. It has already achieved nearly 16% reduction since 1990”. The other airlines that are into “biofuel-powered test flights” are Virgin Atlantic Airways (coconut/babassu-derived and algae-derived biofuels), Lufthansa (biofuel option to be announced), and Air New Zealand (jatropha blended jet fuel).