Future of Flight
Have SAF, Will Fly: USDA Meets With GE Aviation On Sustainable Aviation Fuel To Reduce CO2
After leading Secretary Tom Vilsack on a tour of the engine development assembly facility at GE Aviation’s headquarters in Evendale, Ohio, in early December, chief engineer Chris Lorence posed a rhetorical question to the reporters assembled for a news conference: “What does the Department of Agriculture have to do with aviation?”
A lot, it turns out.
Future of Flight
Captain Mimmo: This Etihad Pilot Is Helping Make Aviation More Sustainable
Mimmo Catalano still remembers his first business meeting. It changed his life.
He was only 5 years old when his father, who worked for an Italian airline, took him to his office at the airport. “That day I saw airplanes for the first time, and I loved them immediately,” he says. “From them on, I kept asking my father, ‘Hey, are you having a meeting at the airport? I want to come with you.’ It was love at first sight.”
Future of Flight
United Flies World’s First Passenger Flight On 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supplying One Of Its Engines
From the outside, there’s nothing unusual about the Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet operated by United Airlines that flew from Chicago’s O’Hare to Washington’s Reagan National Airport with 115 people on board yesterday. But the plane made history. It was the first commercial flight with passengers on board to use 100% drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for one of the aircraft’s two engines.
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Spotlight Tomorrow: A GE Summit At Expo 2020 Dubai Talks The Future Of Energy, Healthcare, Aviation
As chief operating officer of Etihad Airways, Mohammad Al Bulooki is paying close attention to what his customers are saying. That includes his 10-year-old son. “I asked him, ‘What’s the biggest problem in the world?’” Al Bulooki said. “He said, ‘The environment.’ That was his answer. If you asked me when I was his age, I would tell you Ninja Turtles.” Al Bulooki wasn’t trying to be funny. He was making a point. Sustainability and protecting the environment isn’t just good for the planet. It’s a smart way of doing business.
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The Future of Flight: Emirates Head of Engineering Wants To Give Flyers More Sustainable Choices
As the head of engineering at Emirates, one of the world’s largest airlines, Ahmed Safa is responsible for many things. These days, few topics get him engaged faster than sustainability. GE Reports caught up with Safa at Expo 2020 Dubai, where he was attending GE’s Spotlight Tomorrow summit at the U.S. pavilion. The event took place just a few days before the 2021 Dubai Airshow, where Emirates and GE Aviation brought planes, engines and other technology to the forefront.
Future of Flight
From Dream To Reality: Global Airlines Are Turning To Sustainable Fuel To Reduce CO2 Emissions
At the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, more than 100 heads of state and 20,000 attendees are exploring ways to keep the planet’s temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Future of Flight
The Art Of The Possible: UAE’s Etihad Airways Cut CO2 Emissions By 72% On A Recent Long-Haul Flight
A routine commercial long-haul flight scored an important aviation industry milestone last week when a Boeing 787 operated by Etihad Airways flew from London to Abu Dhabi on a fuel blend containing sustainable jet fuel. The plane’s carbon emissions were 72% below those of an equivalent flight in 2019.
Aerospace
A Man On A Mission: Gurhan Andac Wants To Bring Sustainable Aviation Fuel To An Airport Near You
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.