The Student Veterans Center at Xavier University is the heart of student veteran life for Xavier’s more than 300 current veteran and military-connected students. Thanks in part to generous donations by GE Aviation, the center has become a focal point on campus for Veteran resources.
No engine in jet propulsion is quite like GE’s tiny J85 turbojet. Originally designed in 1954, the J85 is expected to power U.S. military aircraft until at least 2040.
Building bridges in the global aviation community.
Whether you are a budding 12-year-old brainiac or veteran tinkerer, Night at the Institute of Aviation at the Engineering Design Center campus in Warsaw had something for everyone.
The U.S. Army has begun formal planning for a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). In April, the Army chose five aircraft manufacturers to compete in the FARA competitive prototype program. At the end of this design phase, two teams will be selected to build flyable prototypes which will incorporate GE Aviation’s T901 engine.
Sikorsky hosted the inaugural flight demonstration of its S-97 Raider™ at its West Palm Beach flight test center. The S-97 Raider, a high-speed coaxial helicopter (possesses a clutched rear propeller to make it go fast or shut off in hover) powered by a single GE YT706 engine, smoothly demonstrated both top-end speed and agility.
GE delivers first production T408 for heavy-lift CH-53K
GE Aviation and Hybrid Project team to provide commercial high-endurance vertical takeoff and landing UAV.
GE sees big business in business aviation… a deal with Bombardier, as well as new engines to market shows promise.
GE will power Bombardier’s cockpit and cabin connectivity solutions – including new, curated, service bundles that will simplify the selection of cockpit and cabin services with tip-to-tail solutions for new and in-service aircraft.
After flying nonstop from Singapore to Tucson in March, Bombardier’s Global 7500 jet set another world record in October, flying from Sydney to Detroit on one tank of fuel—powered by GE Passport engines.
The GEnx engines power Qantas’ 787-9 record-breaking non-stop flight from New York to Sydney
Air Force Veteran and GE Aviation aero design engineer Mike Chenery chats about his U.S. Air Force background and his current role supporting military programs at GE Aviation.
Avio Aero Brindisi will be the fifth global hub dedicated to the service of the CFM56, which has so far accumulated 1 billion in-flight hours.
GE Aviation’s capability to execute and deliver the most advanced turboshaft engines for the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) modernization is accelerating. By the end of 2020, GE Aviation will complete the transition of nearly 1,000 engineers from its commercial programs to its military programs.
The GE4 was the world’s first large commercial jet engine with an afterburner. Designed to be the U.S.’s answer to supersonic commercial air travel.
Digital technologies are transforming how we live, work and play. We all need data that delivers compelling outcomes, memorable experiences and fosters innovation.
The USS Cincinnati was commissioned into the United States Navy’s fleet this weekend in Gulfport, Miss. Powered by two GE Marine LM2500 gas turbines, the USS Cincinnati is the fifth ship to be named Cincinnati.
Engineer Pete Miani was recognized for developing robust borescope procedures, leading to reduced inspection times and an increase in engine time-on-wing from 200 to 1,000 hours.
A look inside GE Aviation’s Additive Technology Center (ATC) in West Chester, Ohio.
