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European teammates: Advanced Testing to Push GE’s Catalyst Towards its First Flight.
Two years ago, the Catalyst engine did not exist. Now it is entering the next stretch of testing and certification before it begins flying later this year.
GE Aviation’s Quick Six with Operations Manager Suzy Wang
Suzy Wang, Senior Operations Manager, at GE Aviation in Lynn, Massachusetts, discusses women in STEM and the 2019 STEP Ahead Award.
In Moments of Adversity, Will You Take Flight?
Maria Rogers, Senior HR Business Partner for GE Aviation, will talk about the adversities she faced throughout her life and how that’s shaped who she is today. Maria’s journey, the struggles she faced along the way, and the choices she courageously made for a better...
Rotorcraft roundup: GE Aviation’s vertical power remains strong
This September marks the 80th anniversary of the world’s first practical helicopter. On Sept. 14, 1939, Igor Sikorsky demonstrated his Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 breakthrough design which incorporated both a single main rotor, as well as a tail rotor, during a flight over...
100 Years of Reimagining Flight, with Rick Kennedy
Rick Kennedy (pictured on right) is a retiree, former Media Relations leader and author of GE Aviation: 100 Years of Reimagining Flight, to be released in June. In his Purpose Talk, Kennedy talks about the past century of how GE Aviation influenced the future of...
GE Aviation Madness: Here’s How Our Bracket Turned Out
Additive manufacturing enabled engineers to design and “grow” a bracket for the GEnx, reducing production waste by 90 percent.
How GE’s ‘Leaky Engine’ Became Ubiquitous
GE Aviation’s wildly popular F404 engine family is among the most important fighter jet engines in military propulsion history.
Quality Manager Angela Tessa Talks Engineering and Building the STEM Pipeline
Avio Aero’s Angela Tessa on the rewards and challenges of a career in STEM.
ABCs of Aviation: F is for FlightPulse
We will be celebrating from A to Z all year with the ABCs of Aviation, highlighting the technology and engineering milestones that have made the last 100 years remarkable.
CT7 to the Rescue: GE-Powered S-92s Played Integral Role in Cruise Ship Rescue
GE-powered S-92s play integral role in rescue of nearly 480 stranded cruise ship passengers on the Viking Sky.
GE Aviation’s Quick Six with Machinist Kevin Lizotte
GE would not be the company it is today without its employees. From working mothers to U.S. military veterans, GE has a diverse team that should be recognized and celebrated. So, we created a series called the “Quick Six”—six questions we are asking employees to help...
Enhanced Readiness: GE and Corpus Christi Army Depot Commemorate 10,000th T700 Engine Overhaul
GE and Corpus Christi Army Depot commemorate 10,000th T700 engine overhaul for U.S. Army’s Black Hawk, Apache and Pave Hawk helicopters.
#TBT: The Jet Age is Here!
GE Aviation is celebrating its 100th year in business. All year, we’ll be taking a look back at some of the engines and technology featured in our advertisements and the stories behind them. To read more stories about GE’s 100 years in Aviation, visit our celebration...
Driving the Americas: An Engineer Engineers the Trip of A Lifetime
It spanned 16 countries, 271 days and covered 24,606 miles… how an engineer at GE Aviation engineered a trip down the spine of the Americas.
How GE’s “Magnificent Seven” Established the Evendale Complex
How Evendale, Ohio, became the headquarters for GE Aviation.
Flying with Valor: The Bell V-280 Hits its Namesake Cruising Speed
Building on a full year’s worth of testing and more than 85 hours of flight time, the V-280 Valor, powered by GE T64 turboshaft engines, reached its namesake cruising speed of 280 knots true airspeed in January.
Turbo Props: GE’s Catalyst engine wins award for 3-D design
The Laureate Awards are the aviation industry’s version of the Oscars—a black tie event with glamour and glitz mixed in with some of the top aviation minds and businesses in the global aerospace community. Over the last five years, GE Aviation has brought home the...
GE Aviation’s Quick Six with Bryne Berry
GE would not be the company it is today without its employees. From working mothers to U.S. military veterans, GE has a diverse team that should be recognized and celebrated. So, we created a series called the “Quick Six”—six questions we are asking employees to help...
How legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong helped launch the CFM engine
Forty years ago this month, CFM International landed its first CFM56 engine contract – a win that was secured with critical help from the first man on the Moon. The order was taken just weeks before the fledgling joint company’s engine development program was to be...
Jet Engine Urgent Care: On Wing Support Covers the Map
Operating a worldwide network of dispatch and quick turn engine maintenance facilities, On Wing Support provides more than 4,500 rapid repair solutions yearly to more than 250 customers worldwide.