GE Aerospace Kicks Off Hybrid-Electric Engine Runs

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Skip to main content[1]Guy Norris November 07, 2025[2]person pointing flashlight inside engine

One of the two motor-generators in GE Aerospace's hybrid-electric Passport 20 test engine is attached to the high-pressure spool aft of the exhaust mixer. Credit: GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace has started trials of a modified Passport 20 business jet engine in hybrid-electric mode, marking a key step toward development of a future single-aisle propulsion system under CFM International's Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines initiative. The tests are the culmination...

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