Meet Gurhan Andac, GE Aviation’s engineering leader for aviation fuels and additives. Andac researches biofuels and synthetic fuels for engines, or sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). His team studies how well the fuels perform in engines, quantifies their benefits and promotes SAF use with the airlines.

Aviation watchers are likely seeing more and more discussion about Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), as increased supply and use of alternative fuels is critical to helping the aviation industry reach its goals to reduce, and even eliminate, net carbon emissions from commercial flights around the world. But is SAF and why is it so important. GE Aviation’s engineering leader for aviation fuels and additives, Gurhan Andac, answers the top questions about SAF.

GE Aviation received nearly $55 million from U.S. FAA CLEEN III funding to accelerate development of a series of technologies for more sustainable aviation, including open fan engine architecture, electrification, noise-lowering technologies, and more.

GE Aviation is helping lead the industry in Sustainable Aviation Fuel, work critical to helping the global aviation industry meet its collective goals to reduce emissions.