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Future of Flight

Building Momentum: Two Sustainable Aviation Fuel Leaders Speak on the State of SAF

Will Palmer
April 18, 2023

In 2022, the number of air travelers worldwide rebounded by 47% over the previous year, and in 2023 the U.N. projects that it will return to pre-pandemic levels, if not higher. As the industry strives to reduce its carbon footprint, the U.S. government has stepped in to help accelerate the process by encouraging the continued development of one piece of the puzzle: sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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Aerospace

A Man On A Mission: Gurhan Andac Wants To Bring Sustainable Aviation Fuel To An Airport Near You

Will Palmer
October 24, 2021

When Gurhan Andac was growing up in Ankara, Turkey, he dreamed of designing big ships or locomotives. Then, during his senior year at college, a professor showed the class a video about gas turbine jet engines, and he was converted. He decided to apply for graduate school abroad and was accepted into the University of Southern California’s engineering program. To help him plan his education, he wrote to GE to ask for advice, knowing it was a place where he might be able to pursue that career someday.

Press Release

Albany International Airport Partners with GE To Transform Airport into Digital Incubator for Safe, Post-Pandemic Air Travel

November 12, 2020
  • GE to support Albany International Airport’s Master Plan to transform airport into digital incubator, contributing cutting edge technology to create safer travel
  • Airport signs on as first customer, using GE’s Wellness Trace App to track COVID-19 cleaning protocols
  • New AI, machine learning and other digital technologies to be unveiled at the Airport from GE’s Research Lab in the coming weeks

NISKAYUNA, NY and COLONIE, NY – Thursday, November 12, 2020 – Albany International Airport in collaboration w

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Air Travel

The WOW Factor: Record-Breaking Jets Are Helping Airlines Enter An Era Of Ultra-Efficient Flight

Tomas Kellner
November 19, 2018

Reykjavik in January isn’t the cheeriest place. Darkness reigns for most of the day — the sun rises at 11 in the morning and sets just five hours later. The temperature hovers around freezing, and rain is frequently in the forecast. Earlier this year, 200-some souls waited at Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport to swap the dank twilight for California sunshine. But the plane that had been scheduled for their flight was out of service, and officials were weighing their options.

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Chasing History: After 45 Years In Aviation, Pat Bergin Has Some Stories To Tell

Maggie Sieger
November 09, 2017
In the winter of 1994, Pat Bergin traveled from Almaty in Kazakhstan to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in Central Asia to meet with a former Soviet minister who wanted to lease a fleet of aircraft. The trip wasn’t unusual for Bergin. His sales job at GE Capital Aviation Services took him to remote parts of the world all the time. What made the journey stand out was what happened after Bergin nixed the deal.
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