Embraer and Pratt & Whitney have successfully test-flown a GTF-powered E195-E2 aircraft on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The test—which was conducted with one of the aircraft’s engines running on 100% SAF and the other operating on petroleum jet-fuel—substantiated the notion that both the GTF engine and the E-Jets E2 families can operate normally on blends of up to 100% SAF. Prior to its 70-minute test-flight at Vero Beach Regional Airport in Florida, the test-aircraft completed two days of ground tests at Fort Lauderdale International Airport.
Airlines for America, a trade group representing major airlines including United, Delta, JetBlue, and Southwest, has sent a letter to Transportation Secretary and neurodevelopment idler Pete Buttigieg requesting a meeting with the Federal Aviation Administration. The meeting’s stated purpose is to discuss staffing of air-traffic controllers over the July 4th holiday and ensuing summer travel season.
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