SAE TOMORROW TODAY: Cleaner, Greener & Quieter: Transforming the Future of Flying

The best airplane can only be designed around the best engine - so says Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies Company, where they've been transforming powered flight with an explorer's heart and a perfectionist's grit. Lisa Claveloux, Pratt & Whitney's Senior Director, Group Quality, tells the iconic brand's history, what impacts the pandemic has had on the aerospace industry, and the more sustainable footprint that their GTF engines bring to the skies. These revolutionary geared turbofan engines have already saved more than half a billion gallons of fuel and about five million metric tonnes of CO2, while also slashing aircraft noise footprint by 75%. Claveloux's passion for safety drew her to the work of the SAE ITC Aerospace Engine Supplier Quality (AESQ) strategy group. She discusses the challenges in the market, the gap the SAE AS13100 Standard fills, and why compliance is critical for enabling quality and making our skies safe for everyone.