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The T700: The Power Behind the Multi-Mission Helicopter Transforming Firefighting and Beyond

Dec 1, 2023

Another year, another record-breaking global fire season. This summer, international teams joined forces to attack major wildfires by air and land in Greece, Canada, and Hawaii, among other far-flung locales. In California, where more than 25% of the population lives in areas at very high or extremely high risk of wildfire, a slower season was a welcome reprieve at a time when the state sees an average of more than 1.57 million acres destroyed by fire each year.

But firefighting teams in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Ventura County, along with state wildfire crews at Cal Fire, are feeling better prepared to tackle future conflagrations, medical evacuations, and search-and-rescue operations these days because of one particular advantage: the Firehawk, a modified Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter powered by GE Aerospace’s T700 engines

‘A Permanent Mark on Climate Action’: GE Showcases Its Latest Energy Innovations at COP28

Nov 30, 2023

Building on that 131-year legacy, GE’s future independent public companies, GE Vernova and GE Aerospace, will be discussing and demonstrating advanced technologies this week at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Amid technical breakthroughs and new public-private partnerships, it’s clearer than ever that technology will be the key to solving climate change, accelerating decarbonization, and transitioning to cleaner energy.

3 Takeaways from POLITICO Defense Summit on Maintaining U.S. Air Superiority

Nov 20, 2023

GE Aerospace partnered with POLITICO on its Defense Summit this month to highlight the company’s history, scale and expertise — and to highlight a major milestone in the company’s efforts to put new capabilities in the hands of the warfighter thanks to the XA100 adaptive engine.

Meet the GE Aerospace Advanced Technology Inspector Laureates Helping to Revolutionize Aircraft Engine Inspection

Nov 16, 2023

Aviation Week Network this week announced its coveted Laureate Awards, and GE Aerospace was named a winner in the MRO category for multiple advanced inspection technologies it is bringing to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and quality of inspections.

Test Early, Test Often: How the GE9X Engine Became GE Aerospace’s Most Advanced Certified Power Plant Yet

Nov 15, 2023

The GE9X engine has emerged as GE Aerospace’s most advanced commercial engine to date. As the largest and most powerful certified commercial aircraft engine, the GE9X incorporates advanced technologies that enable more efficient, quieter flight with fewer emissions than earlier engines.

Getting Granular: How GE Aerospace Engineers Used Science to Solve an Engine Durability Problem

Nov 14, 2023

How GE Aerospace Engineers Used Science to Solve an Engine Durability Problem with CFM LEAP Engines

Taking Flight: GE Aerospace News from the 2023 Dubai Airshow

Nov 13, 2023

Strengthening connections with key aviation players, GE Aerospace joined exhibitors from 95 countries at the Dubai Airshow, announcing significant orders for both widebody and narrowbody engines. Here are the GE Aerospace headlines and news from the 2023 Dubai Airshow.

Chasing the Contrails: GE Aerospace Teams Up with NASA and Boeing to Take a Closer Look at Emissions

Nov 7, 2023

This GE Aerospace team is getting to the heart of what sustainability actually is.

How One GE Aerospace Plant Used Lean to Produce a New CFM56 High-Pressure Turbine Blade

Oct 16, 2023

The CFM56 HPT blade is one of the most technically challenging parts of the engine to manufacture. GE Aerospace Greenville continues to refine its practices to deliver this critical part all over the world.

GE Aerospace Fuels Expert: SAF is Here to Stay

Oct 10, 2023

.Today, SAF production is about 0.1% of jet fuel consumed worldwide. At the recent Sustainable Aviation Futures North America conference in Houston, Texas, discussion was driven by the financial, feedstock, logistical, and other barriers to overcome to send SAF production and availability higher

“It All Started With QCSEE”: A Revolutionary Engine Finally Takes the Spotlight

Sep 22, 2023

In the 1970s, GE Aerospace partnered with NASA to test the Quiet, Clean, Short-Haul Experimental Engine (QCSEE). This demonstrator engine helped launch technologies found in our engines today including composite materials, as well as other innovations being furthered developed with the current CFM RISE program.

A Legendary Helicopter Engine Turns to Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Get Back in the Skies

Sep 14, 2023

Known for its daring rescues and VIP transport, the Sikorsky S-92 is getting an upgrade. GE Aerospace’s CT7 engines that power the S-92 will now use a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and conventional jet fuel during maintenance, repair, and overhaul at ITP Aero. This move reflects the aviation industry’s commitment to sustainable flight.

The Power and the Glory: GE Aerospace Delivers 3,000th GE90 Engine

Sep 12, 2023

In the annals of engine production, the GE90 holds a special attraction for both the aviation world and the people at GE Aerospace who’ve worked on the engine program. Today GE Aerospace announced that it has delivered its 3,000th GE90 production engine.

The F-35 Stealth Fighter Is Crammed With Electronics. It’s Up to GE Aerospace to Keep Them Working

Aug 30, 2023

The F-35 Lightning II, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, can reach supersonic speeds and may be the world’s stealthiest fighter plane. For pilots, its advanced electronic systems are what really set it apart. Designed to replace most of the United States’ aging fighter fleet, the F-35 comes equipped with a constellation of sensors and avionics that assemble a remarkably detailed picture of conditions in and around the aircraft. GE Aerospace supplies eight of those systems, including electrical power management, aircraft memory, remote interface units for the fuselage and missiles, and engine-monitoring technology. This spring, GE Aerospace signed a four-year performance-based logistics (PBL) contract with Lockheed Martin to maintain and repair this equipment on F-35 aircraft around the world.

Going the Distance: GE’s F414 Engine Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Aug 17, 2023

GE Aerospace today marks the 30th year since its F414 engine successfully completed its first run. With decades of experience under its belt and reputation of offering an outstanding performance, reliability, and versatility, the F414 is still firing on all cylinders.

GEnx Engine Family Surpasses 50 Million Flight Hours

Aug 9, 2023

The GEnx engine family has surpassed the 50 million flight hour mark in less than 12 years, the fastest rate ever for a commercial widebody engine.

A Fresh Look: GE Aerospace Debuts New Design for Its Hybrid Electric Aircraft Testbed

Jul 25, 2023

This week at the Oshkosh air show in Wisconsin, the world’s largest air show, GE Aerospace debuted its new livery design for the aircraft testbed for NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project, a landmark effort to help prove the feasibility of hybrid electric flight for commercial aviation.

Trusted Around the World: GE Aerospace’s Engines Power Defense Forces at Home and Abroad

Jun 26, 2023

It’s safe to say most people who have traveled by air have encountered GE Aerospace products during their journey. Engines made by GE Aerospace or its partner companies power three-quarters of the world’s flights. Just as notable is GE’s work with militaries around the world.

GE’s world-class engines and integrated systems benefit from the company’s investment in both military and commercial technologies, and their performance and reliability have earned them the trust of warfighters and nations across the globe.

Bonjour, Paris! All the News That Made Headlines at the 2023 Paris Air Show

Jun 19, 2023

The aviation industry made its long-awaited return to the Paris Air Show this week, the first since 2019. An impressive display of commercial, military, and business and general aviation aircraft lined the side of the Le Bourget Airport runway, many with GE Aerospace technology onboard.

Taking the Limelight: GE’s Engines Shine at EBACE

Jun 7, 2023

The most important private and business aviation event in Europe, EBACE 2023, was staged in the city of Geneva last month, gathering the industry’s top players along with their latest developments and flagship products. Among the flagship products on display were full-scale mockups of GE’s Passport engine and the new Catalyst turboprop engine, a product of Avio Aero – a GE Aerospace company.

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