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GE Aviation successfully completes 100% SAF testing on engine

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GE Aviation has completed successful testing of its long-range business aviation engine using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The Passport engine can operate on approved SAF and recent testing showed the capability of the engine to run on 100% SAF.
Melvyn Heard, president of the Passport engine programme for GE Aviation, which has a major UK base at Bishops Cleeve, said: "As our testing shows, the Passport engine, like all GE engines, can operate on approved Sustainable Aviation Fuel today and in the future.
"Our customers can be confident that the Passport engine can help meet their sustainability goals to reduce CO2 emissions in flight, thanks to the Passport's more fuel-efficient technologies compared to previous-generation business jet engines and ability to operate on lower-carbon fuels."
Ground testing was conducted with one engine over several days in March at GE Aviation's Peebles Test Operations in southern Ohio. The purpose of the test was to assess the performance and operability of the engine technology with 100 per cent SAF compared to conventional Jet A.
The type of SAF used in the testing, HEFA-SPK, is the most widely available SAF today and can be made from cooking oil and other waste fats, oils and greases.
Preliminary test results of the Passport engine are favourable, with the engine performing similarly to when it runs on petroleum-based jet fuel.






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