Get the Facts: Why Single-Spool is Superior for ITEP
By Tony Mathis, CEO and President of GE Aviation’s Military Systems business The U.S. Army continues to make progress toward...
Manufacturing Milestone: 30,000 Additive Fuel Nozzles
GE Aviation’s manufacturing plant in Auburn, Alabama, celebrates its 30,000th 3D-printed fuel nozzle tip for the LEAP engine.
Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Hornet: The US Air Force Picks the T-X For A New Trainer Jet
The U.S. Air Force has announced an agreement with Boeing to purchase more than 350 T-X trainer jets, all of them powered by the F404 engine.
Bombardier Global 7500: World’s longest range business jet is certified
Bombardier Business Aircraft announced on Friday that its flagship Global 7500 business jet, powered by GE’s Passport...
3D Dreamers: Meet the Aviation Design Engineers Who are Thinking Differently
Additive technology has radically changed the way the world thinks about design, materials, processes and manufacturing — and GE is leading the way. GE Additive’s machines build parts layer-by-layer, enabling geometric freedom and previously unheard-of design possibilities.
The Summer’s Great Scavenger Hunt: GE Aviation Technology At Farnborough And Oshkosh Airshows
Summer 2018 included two grueling but immensely enjoyable months for aviation fans, starting in July with England’s...
GE Aviation’s Quick Six with Terrance Brand
In our next installation of Quick Six, The Bike Shop sat down with Terrance Brand, Staff Engineer for GE Aviation in...
GE Aviation and Jetoptera join forces on Fluidic Propulsion System technology demonstrator
Jetoptera and GE Aviation have agreed to jointly demonstrate a 500-pound-force (lbf) class Fluidic Propulsion System TM...
The LEAP Engine: 10 Years On
A decade after the LEAP-X engine program was launched, more than 890 LEAP engines and counting are now installed on aircraft...
Lights, Camera, Aviation: Behind the Scenes at the LEAP Jet Engine Facility in Indiana
Students Shannon Newerth, Dengke Wang, and Jaedyn Zavala had no idea what awaited them as they pulled their massive RV into...
GE and the U.S. Air Force: The Past and the Future of Fleet Performance and Efficiency
GE and CFM power almost 5,000 engines in the U.S. Air Force. GE continues to work with the U.S. Air Force to improve aircraft performance and reduce life cycle costs.
Attached at the Wing: Proving Single is Special
When you’ve proudly delivered a product for nearly 35 years, there are certain to be big highlights along the way. One that...
GE Aviation’s Quick Six with Flavio Caciuffo
Flavio Caciuffo, engineer at GE Aviation business, Avio Aero, had the unique opportunity this summer to be a part of the in-flight tests team on board GE Aviation’s Flying Test Bed during a test flight of the GE9X.
Glide Path: On Top of the World with Engineer Łukasz Grabowski
This summer, Engineering Design Center engineer Łukasz Grabowski became the vice-champion of the world in gliding.
A Lord Of The Wings: America’s Largest Air Force Plane Turns 50
Last week, almost exactly 50 years after the C-5 Galaxy made its maiden voyage, Lockheed delivered the latest upgraded version, called the C-5M Super Galaxy, to the U.S. Air Force.
Supporting Our Troops: GE Aviation Sends 15,000 Pounds of Goods to Service Men and Women
GE’s Veterans Network completed its 11th Annual Troop Care Package Drive last month, collecting more than 15,000 pounds of donated items for our deployed service men and women.
GE Aviation Asheville marks another first in flight for North Carolina
First CMC component facility of its kind is thriving, celebrates 25,000th CMC shroud delivery
Is it possible to build a plane in a week?
GE Aviation engineer Mark Johnson doesn’t need palm trees or a view of the ocean for a week away from the job. His career is...
Lift him up, bring him home safely
GE Aviation’s Purpose Statement isn’t just about the customer; it recently came into action to help a GE Aviation employee...
Goodbye Farnborough, hello Oshkosh
We’ve hit an avgeek daily double. The second-consecutive week of aviation festivities kicked off with the Experimental...