Blue Sky Thinking
GE Aviation’s services business has been the unsung hero of the aviation industry. It has been helping customers keep their planes flying and allowing them to open up new sources of revenue — like supplying them with engines for converted cargo planes. The services unit is also an important source of income for GE Aviation and GE. But how does the business work? GE Reports traveled to California’s Mojave Desert and Texas to find out. Our story is here.
Have A SAF Flight
Last weekend, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines completed two flights, one in Europe and another to Canada, powered by a fuel mix containing sustainable aviation fuel. The airline used a Boeing 787 Dreamliner powered by a pair of GEnx jet engines on the long-haul flight from Amsterdam to Edmonton. The engines used 39% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and they are capable of going up to 50% SAF in each engine. The flights were part of the Sustainable Flight Challenge, which will have KLM and 15 other carriers — all members of the SkyTeam Airline Alliance — operate 22 flights with the goal of beating their own best performance in reducing carbon emissions. GE Reports has the story here.
The 5 Coolest Things On Earth ?
1. A 600-foot dam 3D-printed by robots.
2. Electricity microgrids for the moon.
3. A robot chef learns how to taste food.
4. The mechanical jumper that leaps 100 feet in the air.
5. A device that can make metals emulate other metals.
— Quote Of The Day —
“We are helping customers around the world to achieve their sustainability goals, and this challenge has broadened and deepened the ecosystem of sustainability between our companies significantly. This is a great example of customer collaboration.”
— Niels Brouwers, senior customer support manager at GE Aviation
Quote: GE Reports. Images: GE Reports, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.