The GE Aerospace and Avio Aero engineers return from One Young World Forum eager to share what they’ve learned during the massive event.

Building on that 131-year legacy, GE’s future independent public companies, GE Vernova and GE Aerospace, will be discussing and demonstrating advanced technologies this week at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Amid technical breakthroughs and new public-private partnerships, it’s clearer than ever that technology will be the key to solving climate change, accelerating decarbonization, and transitioning to cleaner energy. 

Known for its daring rescues and VIP transport, the Sikorsky S-92 is getting an upgrade. GE Aerospace's CT7 engines that power the S-92 will now use a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and conventional jet fuel during maintenance, repair, and overhaul at ITP Aero. This move reflects the aviation industry's commitment to sustainable flight.

In 1941, the United States government asked GE to develop the first American jet engine. Allied defense, industrial collaboration, technological advancement, and economic growth were at stake. GE delivered the very next year. Now, more than 80 years later, GE Aerospace finds itself at the cusp of another era-defining moment. With climate change impacting communities and economies around the world, the aerospace industry is in the midst of what feels to some like a seismic shift.

Petter Hörnfeldt, also known as 'The Mentour Pilot,' is an AvGeek and influencer who's recent video raved about the CFM RISE program and its potential. See why the commercial pilot is passionate about the program and what it means for the Future Of Flight.

GE Aerospace holds an important place in these efforts, through its work on technology readiness involving GE engines, involvement in SAF qualification, R&D on the feedstocks and technology pathways for producing SAF, and outreach to airlines, among others. To learn more about them and take the pulse of the state of SAF today, we visited with Andac and Joanne Morello, sustainable aviation fuels analyst at GE Aerospace’s Advanced Research Center.

Milestone moment: Emirates this week flew the first demonstration flight in the Middle East using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in one of the two engines. The successful demonstration using a GE90-powered Boeing 777 helps show the compatibility of 100% drop-in SAF with existing aviation equipment.

GE is engaged in what Gurhan Andac called an “all-in effort” to decarbonize aviation, which accounts for approximately 2.5% of global carbon emissions.

After the launch of GE's Climate Action Challenge, 85 employee-led environmental projects developed this summer. The projects span across 20 countries with some 400 GE employees participating.

What do 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel and carbon offsets have in common? Now, they both relate to GE Aviation’s Passport engine, a long-range business aviation turbofan. A successful SAF engine testing completion and and a new carbon offset program for customers work together to strengthen the company's commitment to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.