GE Aviation completes testing of Global 8000 business jet engine using 100% SAF

American aerospace engineering manufacturer GE Aviation announced has completed testing of its Passport long-range business jet engine using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

According to the manufacturer, ground testing was conducted at GE Aviation’s Peebles Test Operations facility in Ohio, in the United States, where the company assessed engine performance and operability while fueled with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Results of the recent testing proved that the new generation turbofan engine is capable of running on lower-carbon alternative jet fuels, made from cooking oil and other waste fats, oils, and greases. GE Aviation believes that business jets powered with the Passport engine can help customers to meet their sustainability goals and reduce CO2 emissions in flight.

“Preliminary test results of the Passport engine are favorable, with the engine performing similarly to when it runs on petroleum-based jet fuel,” GE Aviation wrote in its statement dated May 23, 2022. “As our testing shows, the Passport engine, like all GE engines, can operate on approved Sustainable Aviation Fuel today and in the future.”