• GE Aerospace partnered with BETA Technologies to complete the world's first hybrid electric-assisted takeoff of a commercial aircraft.
• Electric motors and batteries supplemented gas engines on a modified Saab 340B; early observations indicated less takeoff noise than gas engines alone.
• The milestone advances hybrid electric technology under the CFM RISE program, which targets more than 20% better fuel burn than current commercial engines.

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