The column: Airlines in hot pursuit of alternative fuels

Do you love the smell of pond scum and suntan lotion in the morning? Does it smell like victory over high jet fuel prices? This morning's Winging It column reports on the first flight by a twin-engine jet running on a mix of jet fuel and alternatives, including in this case those made from algae and the tropical jatropha plant. Virgin Atlantic has tried something similar using coconut oil. I was there last week to watch the Continetnal Airlines 737 take off. Read more here.

One correction: John Heimlich, who's quoted in the column, is a vice president of the Air Transport Association. No other factual errors I know of.