How GE Aerospace is innovating towards a sustainable future

How GE Aerospace is innovating towards a sustainable future

Author: Momentum Media February 24, 2025 Duration: 37:06

In this special episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, host Adam Thorn speaks with Jeff Shaknaitis, the customer sustainability leader at GE Aerospace, about the industry's push toward net-zero emissions by 2050.

Jeff shares his career journey and how his passion for sustainability led him to play a key role in GE's efforts to help airlines decarbonise, including its groundbreaking 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel test flight.


They explore innovations like the Open Fan engine, hybrid-electric propulsion, and the challenges of scaling SAFs in future.


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