Breathing Life into the Catalyst’s ‘Digital Brain’
Putting the Catalyst engine through the paces in Avio Aero’s ‘wet rig.’
Driving Delivery Connections: The Impact of Real-Time Data
Many of us have wished to have a birds-eye view of our lives and see the impact we have on those around us. GE Aviation had a...
Fast and Furious: RACER Looks Into the Future
The RACER, Airbus Helicopters’ high-speed technology demonstrator within the European Clean Sky platform, is equipped with Avio Aero and GE Aviation Hamble top technologies. The RACER is 50 percent faster than a traditional helicopter, but has lower costs, and brings together several new technologies, including Additive manufacturing.
We’ve Got Your Back: GE Aviation’s Commitment to Digital
By John Mansfield, Chief Digital Officer and President of Digital Solutions for GE Aviation GE Aviation remains committed to...
GE’s Affinity launches new era of efficient supersonic flight
At a press conference with Aerion Corporation today, GE Aviation announced that it has completed the initial design of the...
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...
Farnborough Airshow: 5 defining moments where GE made headlines
The Farnborough International Airshow, a week-long event located just southwest of London, is a trade exhibition for the top aerospace commercial and defense companies around the world, as well as a general air show for the public on its final two days. Over the last 70 years, GE Aviation has continued to be an integral part of the show. With that in mind, here are five Farnborough Airshow moments that have stood out over time for GE.
GE9X continues march toward certification
GE Aviation has successfully completed one-third of the 25 major test campaigns required for certification of the GE9X, and is on track to certify the engine next year. GE9X, the largest commercial engine in aviation history, will power Boeing’s new 777X aircraft.
GE’s On Wing Support delivers via expansions and enhanced capabilities
The same way that your car needs routine repairs and maintenance to stay reliable, jet engines need that same care. Unlike...
Iconic goes supersonic!
NASA is paving the way to making quiet supersonic passenger air travel over land possible with its new supersonic X-plane,...
Once upon a time in a server
Avio Aero is partnering with Amazon Web Services to go beyond the boundaries of cloud thanks to the new Lambda technology.
50 years ago: GE roars back into the airline industry
This June marks the 50th anniversary of GE Aviation’s dramatic return to the airline industry by launching the original CF6 engine on the Douglas DC-10. This seminal milestone put GE on a course to become one of the world’s commercial jet engine dynasties.
A friend in high places: New GE Company aims to ease drone industry’s growing pains
AiRXOS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, provides software, hardware and services to the emerging autonomous industry and will lay the groundwork for a digitized future in autonomous airspace.
Digital check-up: How GE is using data to drive better machine health
GE Aviation’s Digital Solutions team worked in partnership with the GE Global Research Center (GRC) and GE Digital over the course of six weeks to build a package of digital services for the Army to implement and test.
Blade Runner 4.0
Additive repair techniques on aircraft engines are going down an extremely exciting path of development and application on...
Aviation’s First High-Volume Additive Manufacturing Plant Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
Like the unique parts produced within its walls, GE Aviation’s Auburn facility is steadily growing as the plant celebrates...
Christening the LM2500-powered USS Cincinnati
GE Marine Solutions’ LM2500 marine engines now power the United States Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS...
GranTorino: Avio Aero’s 60-year-old test cell will serve the next generation of engines in the homeland of automotive
Avio Aero’s engine test cells that once housed the likes of the GE J79 or LM2500, can now host a concentration of next generation aeronautical technology: the power transmissions of the TP400 engine for the Airbus A400M and the new GE Catalyst engine, destined for the Cessna Denali.
Innovation comes full circle: CFM LEAP engine recognized with Edison award
The leading-edge technology of CFM International’s advanced LEAP engine was recently recognized with an award inspired by Thomas Edison’s creativity and inventiveness.
Fight or flight: The startling start of Whittle’s first jet engine
April 12, 1937, is a day in aviation history that changed the world forever. It was also a defining moment for Frank Whittle, an aviation engineer and visionary whose determination outlasted his early failures.
