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Boeing Selects GE as Engine Partner for 777X Studies
SEATTLE, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) development study on improvements to the market-leading 777, known as 777X,… Continue reading
AviancaTaca signs agreement with CFM valued at $2.7 billion
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Chooses LEAP -1A to power A320neos•Signs long-term service agreement for entire fleet WEST CHESTER, Ohio – Panama-based AviancaTaca Holdings today announced that is has selected the advanced technology LEAP-1A engines to power 33 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, in… Continue reading
GE Aviation Delivers its First Production Wing Components for the Airbus A350 XWB; First A350 XWB is undergoing ground testing in Toulouse
GE Aviation, Hamble has achieved a major program milestone with the delivery of its initial production wing fixed trailing edge components for the first A350 XWB to fly – ‘MSN001.’ The first A350 XWB-MSN001 is now structurally complete and is… Continue reading
U.S. Navy Exercises Contract Option for 52 F414 Engines
The U.S. Navy exercised a 2013 contract option for the procurement of 52 GE F414 engines in support of the Navy’s planned procurement of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers. This contract option follows the Navy’s decision to purchase 82… Continue reading
GE Aviation Signs Contract for Systems on Boeing KC-46A Tanker for United States Air Force
GE Aviation announced today that they signed an agreement with The Boeing Company potentially worth up to $180 million to provide the mission control system for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A tanker. The agreement includes design, development and production throughout… Continue reading
Renewable Jet Fuel Flight Scheduled during Rio+20 Environment Conference in Brazil
Amyris’ sugarcane-derived jet fuel ready to be used in Azul’s EMBRAER 195 powered by GE’s CF34 engines.
Embraer press release
GE Continues to Add CF34™ Operators to its Expanding Regional Customer Base
GE Aviation continues to add CF34 operators to its expanding regional fleet, totaling more than 190 customers across the world. The CF34 engine family recently surpassed 5,500 engine deliveries with more than 82 million flight hours and 66 million cycles.… Continue reading
Swiss pilots fly Gripen E/F Test Aircraft in Sweden
4 May 2012,
Under clear blue skies, a team of test pilots and flight test engineers from the Swiss Air Force and the Swiss federal defence procurement agency, Armasuisse, visited Saab in Linköping in Sweden to perform test flights with… Continue reading
Boeing Receives Certification for 787 Dreamliner With GE Engines
Boeing received an amended type certificate today from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the 787-8 Dreamliner equipped with General Electric GEnx engines.
“This is a great day for our customers and for our team who worked tirelessly to… Continue reading
Boeing Completes Flight Testing for Certification of 787s with GE Engines
EVERETT, Wash., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has completed all flight tests expected to be required for type certification of the 787-8 Dreamliner with General Electric GEnx engines. This marks the end of all certification flight testing… Continue reading
GE Aviation’s H80 Turboprop Engine Received EASA Engine Certification
GE Aviation’s H80 turboprop engine has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) during a celebration in Prague in the Czech Republic. This is the first GE Aviation engine to receive its initial type certification from EASA.… Continue reading
GEnx Engines Powered Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Speed and Distance World Record Flights
GE’s engine powered the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that set world records for speed and distance for the aircraft’s weight class.
“GE Aviation is thrilled to be a part of the record-setting flights on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner,” said Bill Fitzgerald,… Continue reading