GE Aerospace

By Guy Norris
GKN Aerospace has strengthened its position on several GE engine programs through a new, wide-ranging agreement.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Both GE and Safran pushed through high-single-digit spares price hikes in August, executives confirmed on recent earnings calls.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Carbon cycle benefits of SAF are known, but will it help reduce the formation of persistent contrails? A Boeing and NASA flight test looks to find out.
Emerging Technologies

By Alex Derber
Poland-based XEOS plans to begin servicing the narrowbody engine next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
GE’s FLyCLEEN project is integrating solid oxide fuel cells into the combustor of a gas turbine engine.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
There’s no disguising the fact that business aviation is among the most challenging industry sector when it comes to sustainability.
NBAA

By Brian Everstine
GE Aerospace has delivered the second T901 engine for installation in the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft prototypes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Hydrogen and electric propulsion, robotics and drone-enabled inspections create challenges and opportunities in MRO.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Sean Broderick
Improperly installed CF6-80C2 bearings have been linked to two incidents, including a January 2023 uncommanded engine failure on a new Boeing 767-300 freighter.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
China is learning the science of airliners, but politics remains an issue, experts say.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Olivier Andries says that with CFM56 operators still investigating if they have AOG Technics parts in their fleet, the full extent of the problem is not known.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The notice identifies the bushings as the first CF6 parts found with paperwork forged by AOG Technics.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
UK-based AOG Technics has been ordered to turn over records of its GE Aerospace-related transactions by a London court.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The company is providing development work for F/A-XX.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
CFM Leap 1's improved high-pressure turbine blade can better withstand hot, dusty, polluted environments where some engines have experienced premature removal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The engine maker says the issues affect a relatively small number within each fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
T-38, T-45 face decreasing mission capable rates, grounding due to aging powerplants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. Energy Department’s advanced project agency launches aircraft contrail avoidance and high-energy battery projects.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
So far, 68 engines have been identified as having parts sold by the UK-based broker with falsified records, CFM confirmed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
GE Aerospace’s Sensiworm robot can autonomously move through an aircraft engine to detect defects and measure coatings.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Previous work on hypersonic accelerator and high-speed patent provide possible clues as to GE’s ambitions for rotating detonation technology.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
Long-term pressure gain remains the goal, but compact combustion is accelerating near-term adoption of the technology for high-speed propulsion systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Predicting contrail cirrus; Autonomy proving ground; eVTOL river crossing; Electric regional seaplane.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are vying for the NGAD program while the three military services are teaming on uncrewed aircraft development.
Aircraft & Propulsion