United Kingdom, July 20 -- GE Aerospace announced at the Farnborough International Airshow an industry first to advance the future of flight, demonstrating the viability of more electric aircraft engine systems for aviation.In collaboration with NASA, BETA Technologies, Inc. ("BETA") and Boeing, GE Aerospace conducted the first hybrid electric flight above 30,000 feet, reaching the same altitude levels of passenger commercial aircraft. During tests, the team's single longest flight in hybrid electric operation was more than two hours. The record-breaking test campaign was enabled by GE Aerospace's fully integrated megawatt-class and multi-kilovolt hybrid electric propulsion system developed through the NASA Electrified Powertrain Flight Dem...