The new technology demonstrator program by CFM International, with its ambitious emissions reduction goals for propulsion, finds its roots in European research. Luca Bedon, Head of Advanced Technologies at Avio Aero, talks a more sustainable aviation.
GE’s CF6 engine celebrated 50 years of service last week. We asked former CF6 leaders to reflect on the engine and what it means to GE Aviation and to them personally.
GE Aviation’s CF6 engine family reaches 50 years of revenue service.
In some ways, Corkery is now walking down the path Moss blazed. Corkery spent the first half of his three decades at GE refining gas turbines. Today he’s leading a team of 400 aviation engineers who have developed a new turboprop engine. They believe the engine — the first such new engine design for the general aviation turboprop market in 50 years — will elevate the aviation market to new heights.
“Is this heaven?” “No… It’s Oshkosh.” That nod to the 1989 film Field of Dreams was uttered more than once at this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. And for good reason.
The CF6 engine celebrates its 50th anniversary of revenue service on August 5, 2021. The engine family has accumulated more than 460 million engine flight hours.
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As the leading provider of civil and military propulsion, GE Aviation has an inherent responsibility to help the aviation industry decarbonize. Rising to this challenge inspires our employees, serves our customers, and indeed, is good for our business.
A transformational GE military engine program and a unique GE leadership program are bringing home some hardware as 2021 recipients of Aviation Week Network’s Laureates awards.
For Abbey Bugenske, the decision to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus was a natural one. “I got it purely on my own, wanting to protect the people around me,” she says. Protecting herself, along with her friends, family and colleagues at work? It just made perfect sense.
Along with the retirement of FedEx MD DC-10-10F aircraft in June comes the retirement of GE’s last CF6-6 engines, which reached nearly 50 years in service.
See how two members of GE Aviation’s Law Clerk Program used their experiences to make an impact.
Carmen Campbell, the first person to ever transition at GE’s Grand Rapids, Michigan, site and now GE’s Transgender Advocate for Europe, is passionate about using her experiences to help cultivate a safe and supportive workplace for her transgender colleagues.
Heather Apple, Executive, Product Manager, helped establish GE Aviation’s Pride Alliance in Aviation in 2005. She talks about the support she’s received living openly and authentically as a member of the LGBTQAI+ community.
Lacks afterburner. Unstable on all three flight axes without the help of an onboard computer. No curved surfaces. Limited payload. The story behind the GE-powered F-117A Nighthawk.
Travis Harper and his colleagues are developing the technology that could ultimately lead to an engine that would use 20% less fuel and produce 20% fewer CO2 emissions than the most efficient jet engines today.
GE Aviation and Safran today launched a bold technology development program targeting more than 20 percent lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions compared to today’s engines. The CFM RISE (Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines) program will demonstrate and mature a range of new, disruptive technologies for future engines that could enter service by the mid-2030s.
GE Aviation’s Tony Rosa marked his 70th GE work anniversary on June 11, making Rosa the longest-tenured GE employee.
GE Aviation has received Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) approval from the US Air Force (USAF) for an F110 additively manufactured sump cover.
A proud Pacific Islander from Mumbai, India, GE Aviation’s Jayesh Shanbhag shares how his culture shaped his experiences and how he began his career at GE Aviation.
