GE Business & General Aviation Turboprops continues its growth, with efforts focused on certifying the H80 engine and expanding its services and support network. The H80 engine completed its first flight on the Thrush 510G aerial applicator in November 2010. Certification testing continues at the Business & General Aviation Turboprops facility near Prague in the Czech Republic.
Aircraft Industries, a Czech-based aircraft manufacturer, signed a sales agreement with GE Aviation for the purchase of M601 and H80 engines. The H80 engine for the L410-UVP-E20, a twin-engine commuter aircraft, will bring the aircraft significantly more performance capability. This marked the first H80 engine agreement for the commuter segment.
Technoavia, a Russian-based aircraft manufacturer, signed a ten-year sales and cooperation agreement with GE Aviation for the purchase of H80 engines. The engine agreement is for the newly designed Rysachok aircraft, a twin-engine, ten-seat general aviation aircraft, which will primarily be used by Russia’s Civil Aviation State Pilot Schools. Technoavia signed firm engine orders for 30 aircraft and has options for another 30 aircraft. This was the first H80 engine agreement in Russia.
