Aerospace Manufacturing

GE Aerospace investing $1bn to expand MRO facilities worldwide

GE Aerospace has announced plans to invest more than $1bn over five years in its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and component repair facilities worldwide.

23rd July 2024

GE Aerospace signs supercomputing agreement for open fan engine

GE Aerospace and the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have reached a new Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) on supercomputing, expanding the company's capabilities to design next-generation aircraft engine technologies like Open Fan.

22nd July 2024

GE and NASA advance hybrid electric aircraft engine development

GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric demonstrator engine with NASA that will embed electric motor/generators in a high-bypass commercial turbofan to supplement power during different phases of operation.

25th June 2024

GE Aerospace’s tech centre in Turkey opens new location

GE Aerospace engineers can now be found in Istanbul’s Kartal district at the brand-new Maya office tower.

18th June 2024

Testing complete on GE’s proposed F-35 engine upgrade

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).

13th September 2022

US Army successfully tests next generation helicopter engine

The US Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) has concluded its First Engine to Test (FETT) phase of the GE-built T901 engine.

11th July 2022

GE Aviation Wales nurturing young talent through skills competition

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.

4th July 2022

GE hopes to upgrade F-35 and power NGAD using this super material

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).

11th April 2022

GE begins testing next-gen engine to power US Army Black Hawks

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.

25th March 2022

GE Aviation invests in five M Line metal additive production systems

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.

9th February 2022

New sixth generation fighter engine ends phase of testing

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).

4th January 2022

GE Aviation awarded $1.5bn F-15EX engine production contract

The US Air Force has awarded GE Aviation a $1.6bn contract to manufacture F110 engines for the Boeing-made F-15EX fighter jet.

1st November 2021

GE Aviation to develop single-aisle engine core with NASA

GE Aviation has partnered with NASA to research advanced engine cores for single-aisle aircraft.

29th October 2021

GE’s sixth generation fighter engine enters next testing phase

Testing of GE’s second XA100 adaptive cycle fighter jet engine has started as part of the US Air Force’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP).

7th September 2021

GE Aviation wins $716m engine contract for Indian fighter aircraft

Indian aerospace company, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has signed a $716 million contract for 99 General Electric F404 engines.

19th August 2021

GE Aviation reaches two fuel-efficient jet engine milestones

Two GE Aviation facilities producing advanced jet engine components recently passed major manufacturing milestones.

13th August 2021

GE and Safran launch radical new open fan aero engine design

GE Aviation and Safran have launched a new aero engine development programme targeting more than 20% lower emissions than today's engines.

15th June 2021

GE Aviation starts building aero engine component facility in Ohio

GE Aviation has broken ground on a new lean engine component manufacturing facility for civil, defence and aero derivative applications.

10th June 2021

US Air Force's sixth generation fighter engine completes testing

A new engine that will power the F-35 and the US Air Force's Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) programme has completed testing.

19th May 2021

GE Aviation celebrates five years of engine making in Lafayette

GE Aviation has celebrated the five year anniversary of its US engine manufacturing site in Lafayette, Indiana this month.

28th October 2020

FAA certifies GE9X engine for Boeing’s 777X family

The FAA has certified GE Aviation’s GE9X engine, a key milestone in its journey to power the new Boeing 777X family.

29th September 2020

GE Aviation delivers first F110 engines to power Boeing F-15EX

GE Aviation has delivered the first F110-GE-129 engines for the US Air Force’s F-15EX fighter jet made by Boeing.

17th September 2020

F414 engine to power X-59 supersonic plane delivered to NASA

The F414-GE-100 engine that will power NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane has been delivered to the Armstrong Flight Research Center.

4th September 2020

John Slattery to become CEO of GE Aviation

GE has announced David Joyce, CEO of GE Aviation, will retire from the company after 40 years.

17th June 2020

GE Aviation delivers engine for new KF-X fighter in South Korea

GE Aviation has delivered the first F414-GE-400K engine for South Korea’s next-generation indigenous stealth fighter, the KF-X.

12th June 2020

GE Aviation wins $394m J85 engine contract

GE Aviation has been awarded a $394 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide J85 engine supplies for the United States Air Force and Navy.

5th June 2020

GE Aviation ships first engine for NASA’s X-59

GE Aviation has shipped the first engine for NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft, designed to fly faster than the speed of sound and cruise at 55,000ft.

2nd June 2020

GE Aviation awarded four F110 engine contracts worth $707m

Last month the US Air Force awarded GE Aviation four contracts valued at $707 million for F110-GE-129 production, the engine that powers the F-15 and F-16 aircraft.

6th May 2020

New apprentices make a flying start to career

Together with friends, family members and special guests, GE Aviation Wales has welcomed 27 apprentices into the business after completing a three-year apprenticeship.

28th November 2019

GE Aviation Wales scoops Gold Valued Partner Award

GE Aviation Wales has won a Gold Valued Partner Award through its involvement in the Careers Wales Education Business Exchange Programme.

20th December 2018

Graduating apprentices join GE Aviation Wales

The latest group of GE Aviation Wales apprentices have successfully completed their courses and are now in the process of joining one of Wales’ leading aircraft engineering businesses.

23rd October 2018

GE’s new engine brings supersonic private jets closer to reality

At a press conference with Aerion Corporation, GE Aviation has announced it has completed the initial design of the first supersonic engine purpose-built for business jets.

17th October 2018

GE Aviation apprentices in the running for top awards

GE Aviation Wales has been shortlisted for two Made in Wales awards. The awards, managed by Wales Business Insider, celebrate the great innovations, ideas and products from the most innovative and dynamic manufacturers across Wales. GE has been shortlisted for both the Manufacturing Apprenticeship/Training Scheme and Collaboration awards.

27th September 2018

New site leader appointed at GE Aviation Wales

Nick Blakeney has been appointed executive site leader for leading aviation company GE Aviation Wales, which specialises in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft engines.

14th June 2018

Tripling the benefit

The intense heat of a turbine engine’s core has been the preserve of metal alloys and carbon fibre, but large-scale ceramic matrix composite production is about to change that. Rob Coppinger reports.

15th January 2018

GE Additive reveals prototype of new binder jet machine

GE Additive has released the first image of a prototype of a brand new additive machine (project name H1), based on binder jet technology that will eventually challenge the need for castings.

13th December 2017

GE Aviation takes occupancy at one-of-a-kind Huntsville factory

Initial personnel and special processing equipment are taking occupancy in GE Aviation’s new factory complex in Huntsville, Alabama – America’s first centre for mass-producing silicon carbide (SiC) materials used to manufacture ceramic matrix composites (CMCs).

8th November 2017

Nexcelle’s nacelle system takes off with the COMAC C919 jetliner on its maiden flight

The first flight of the COMAC C919 has marked the debut of Nexcelle’s engine nacelle system, which provides improved operating performance and efficiency, lower weight and easier maintenance for the twin-engine Chinese jetliner’s integrated propulsion system.

12th May 2017

GE Aviation Wales prepares for growth and the next generation jet engine

General Electric (GE) Aviation has announced selection of its Wales site as the GE Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility for the GE9X, one of the world’s largest and most fuel-efficient jet engine.

8th March 2017

SLM Solutions approves merger with GE Aviation

GE Aviation has announced its decision to launch a voluntary public takeover offer for all outstanding shares of SLM Solutions Group AG. GE Aviation is part of the General Electric Group, USA. GE Germany Holdings AG, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GE Aviation, will conduct the offer.

16th September 2016

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