GKN Aerospace and GE have deepened their long-term partnership on a series of industry-leading engines including the GEnx programme, the fastest-selling high-thrust engine.
Air India and CFM International have finalised the order for LEAP engines that will power the airline’s new fleet of 210 Airbus A320neo/A321neos and 190 Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft, which was first announced in February 2023.
The US Air Force and GE have successfully concluded testing the company’s second XA100 adaptive cycle engine at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC).
Nick Blakeney, managing director at GE Aviation Wales, is a longstanding champion of developing talent through apprenticeship programmes; a commitment that he pushes forward at GE Aviation Wales.
The key building block of GE Aviation’s next-generation jet engine, which is intended to upgrade the F-35 and power future fighter jet programmes, is ceramic matrix composites (CMCs).
GE has initiated testing its next-generation rotorcraft engine that will power the US Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-64 Apache and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) aircraft in the future.
GE Aviation is acquiring five GE Additive Concept Laser M Line systems. The first four M Line systems will be installed at GE Aviation’s Additive Technology Centre (ATC) in West Chester, Ohio during 2022.
GE has concluded phase one testing of its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine, a sixth generation fighter engine manufactured as part of the US Air Force’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP).