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Royal Jordanian has placed an order for 18 GEnx-1B engines plus spare units for its growing 787-9 fleet © GE Aerospace

Royal Jordanian orders GEnx-1B engines for expanding Dreamliner fleet

At the recent Arab Air Carriers Organization annual general meeting in Amman, Royal Jordanian Airlines (Royal Jordanian) announced a major investment in GE Aerospace’s GEnx-1B engines to power its expanding Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet. The commitment comprises 18 engines plus spare units, along with a comprehensive TrueChoice services agreement that will provide MRO services for […]

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An inspection is being conducted using Waygate Technologies’ Mentor Visual iQ+ borescope © GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace, Waygate unveil AI-enhanced borescope for engine inspection

GE Aerospace, in partnership with Waygate Technologies (Waygate), a Baker Hughes business, has launched a new AI-assisted borescope solution for commercial aviation engines. This breakthrough tool, soon to be available to Waygate customers and GE’s MRO network, marks the first achievement under the companies’ Joint Technology Development Agreement announced in May 2023. Focusing on AI-driven

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Emirates Boeing 777 © Emirates

GE Aerospace secures ten-year agreement with Emirates

GE Aerospace has announced a ten-year, multi-million-dollar services agreement with Emirates, focusing on the electrical load management system for its Boeing 777 fleet. This agreement is supported by GE Aerospace’s operations in Cheltenham, UK. Emirates is the largest operator of the Boeing 777, boasting a fleet of 143 aircraft. Electrical load management systems are crucial

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Lilium Jet, the all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet

GE Aerospace and Lilium join forces to build eVTOL safety standards

With eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft set to become commercially viable in the coming years, GE Aerospace has partnered with Lilium, the electric aircraft manufacturer and pioneer in regional air mobility (RAM), to lay a robust safety foundation for this new mode of transportation. Together, the companies are combining their flight data and

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GE Aerospace and Riyadh Air signed a five-year digital partnership agreement at the Farnborough Airshow © GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace and Riyadh Air announce five-year partnership

GE Aerospace has signed a five-year agreement with Riyadh Air for the adoption of its suite of flight operations software solutions: Safety Insight, Fuel Insight and FlightPulse®. This strategic partnership will equip the new Saudi Arabian airline with data-driven analytics to optimise fuel consumption, enhance safety measures and fortify its sustainability initiatives. With Fuel Insight

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HAECO's composite services division and Airbus have extended a service agreement © HAECO

HAECO signs agreements with Airbus and GE Aerospace

HAECO Group (HAECO), the aircraft engineering and maintenance service provider, has inked new agreements with GE Aerospace and Airbus. HAECO and GE Aerospace have agreed to extend the GE-branded services agreement and offload agreement for GE90 engines through 2040. Additionally, a 15-year material service agreement for GE90 engines has been established, under which HAECO will

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GE Aerospace to invest US$1 billion into MRO facilities worldwide

GE Aerospace investing US$1 billion to expand MRO facilities worldwide

GE Aerospace plans to invest more than US$1 billion over five years in its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and component repair facilities worldwide. These investments will help GE Aerospace create capacity to meet growth in both the widebody and narrow-body installed base by adding additional engine test cells and equipment. The funding will also

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GE Aerospace has demonstrated a breakthrough in hypersonic dual-mode ramjet technology

GE Aerospace achieves milestone with hypersonic dual-mode ramjet

GE Aerospace has announced the successful demonstration of a new, cutting-edge hypersonic dual-mode ramjet. This achievement – which could enable high-speed flight and longer range across numerous multi-mission aircraft – represents the most recent milestone in a diverse portfolio of hypersonic programmes. The dual-mode ramjet began testing in March of this year in the clean

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Baseline testing of the Passport engine to characterise performance before hybrid electric components are added © GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace and NASA develop hybrid electric engine

GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric demonstrator engine with NASA that will integrate electric motor/generators into a high-bypass commercial turbofan to supplement power during different phases of operation. This involves modifying a passport engine with hybrid electric components for testing under NASA’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project. It is one of several initiatives

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