FAA contracts OEMs to develop green technology
The FAA has contracted Boeing, General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce-North America to develop technologies that will reduce fuel consumption, emissions and noise. The five contracts, which are part of the FAA’s ‘Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise’ (CLEEN) initiative, are expected to total $125m over the five-year span of the programme. It will focus on a range of technologies including alternative fuels; lighter and more efficient gas turbine engine components; noise-reducing engine nozzles; advanced wing trailing edges; optimised flight trajectories using onboard flight management systems; as well as open rotor and geared turbofan engines.
