Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and GE Aerospace have reached a significant development milestone with the first successful ignition of the GEK800 turbofan engine, intended for use in next-generation US cruise missiles.
GE Aerospace today announced a $225 million investment to modernize the GE Aerospace Research Center in Niskayuna, NY, advancing the site’s legacy as the innovation engine behind breakthroughs in aviation advancements. The State of New York has also committed $8.4 million in tax credits through Empire State Development (ESD) to the project, with Schenectady County...
GE Aerospace will invest US$225 million to modernise its research centre in Niskayuna, New York, as the aerospace company expands its research capabilities in areas including artificial intelligence, autonomy, robotics and advanced propulsion. The state of New York has committed US$8.4 million in tax credits through Empire State Development, while the Schenectady County Metroplex Development […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm21 Sept
The global MRO upgrade strategy behind the CFM LEAP engine family.
GE Aerospace says its redesigned GE9X mid-seal should keep Boeing's long-delayed 777X on track for 2027 service.
A newly reworked turbine seal triggers shop inspections and supplier ramp ups as GE lines up revised GE9X deliveries.
GE Aerospace and Poland’s Military Aviation Works (WZL-2) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the development of maintenance, repair and overhaul and depot-level maintenance capabilities for the F404-GE-102 engine powering Poland’s KAI FA-50 fighter jets. The agreement was announced at the MSPO international defence industry exhibition in Kielce, Poland. Under the agreement, the […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm11 Sept
Avianca has secured up to US$300 million in financing to support MRO services for its CFM56 engines at GE Aerospace’s Celma facility in Brazil. The agreement, announced by Avianca, GE Aerospace and the Brazilian Agency for Management of Guarantee Funds and Guarantees (ABGF), was arranged through Citibank and backed by export credit insurance provided by […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm9 Sept
GE Aerospace has agreed to acquire Consolidated Precision Products (CPP), a major manufacturer of highly engineered castings, from private investment firms Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, CPP supplies precision castings and sub-assemblies primarily to the commercial aerospace and defence sectors. Founded in 1991, the company is one of the world’s largest […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm9 Sept
GE Aerospace has agreed to acquire Consolidated Precision Products (CPP), one of its own castings suppliers, for $11.75 billion, taking direct ownership of…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau8 SeptAviation News – GE Aerospace has secured a pivotal contract from the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to develop Derecho, an air-launched hypersonic test vehicle...
GE Aerospace has received a US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract to develop an air-launched hypersonic test vehicle…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope3 Sept
StandardAero has opened a 70,000 ft² extension to its Winnipeg facility, increasing MRO and component repair capacity for airline and military operators worldwide. The expanded site supports GE Aerospace CF34-3/8 and CFM International CFM56 engines, which power a range of regional, business, commercial and military aircraft, including the Embraer E-Jets, MHIRJ CRJ family, Bombardier Challenger, […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm3 Sept
For decades, Pratt & Whitney was one of the three dominant names in large commercial aircraft propulsion. Its PW4000 family powered hundreds of widebodies, including early Boeing 777s, 767s, and 747s, as well as Airbus A330s.Today, however, the competitive landscape looks dramatically different, and new-generation passenger widebody entering service are powered by either GE Aerospace or Rolls-Royce, leaving Pratt & Whitney absent from an entire generation of flagship aircraft.
The GEK800 turbofan, jointly developed by GE Aerospace and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, has been assigned the…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau19 Aug
The next-generation T901, developed as part of the ITEP program, cleared the Preliminary Flight Rating and will now proceed toward full airworthiness qualification testing. The T901 engine developed by GE Aerospace to replace the T700 engines powering the U.S. Army’s UH-60M Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache fleets has completed Preliminary Flight Rating (PFR) testing, the […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam17 Aug
Why Pratt & Whitney disappeared from new widebody aircraft, leaving GE Aerospace and Rolls-Royce to dominate the A350, 787, 777X and A330neo.
As Boeing continues the 777X flight-test program, GE Aerospace has been addressing a durability issue involving an internal GE9X midseal.
On this episode of AvTalk, we jump back to Oshkosh for a conversation with David Ostdiek of GE Aerospace for an in-depth update on the progress being made on the CFM RISE program, as the manufacturer moves toward first flight of the new engine design by the end of the decade. Also on this week’s episode, a drone laden with explosives is found on the ramp in Leipzig and a DHL 757 strikes something on approach to the airport. The NTSB’s preliminary report on the crash of a Beech King Air in New Mexico leads to popular press reporting that misses the mark. TCAS proves its worth once again as it helps prevent a mid-air collision in Tokyo. And the FAA certifies the Boeing 737-7 MAX after nearly a decade. Helpful links for this week’s episode * An overview of the RISE program * DHL 757 flight path * NTSB Preliminary report on the crash of N249CP * FAA statement on 737-7 MAX certification * Norse statement on IndiGo agreement * National Airlines 777 flight from Prestwick to Melbourne * Airbus A350F ground vibration testing Check back soon for a transcript of this week’s episode.
Flightradar24 Blog•Flightradar247 Aug