GKN Aerospace and GE strengthen existing partnership with wide-ranging new agreement

GKN Aerospace and GE have deepened their long-term partnership on a series of industry-leading engines including the GEnx programme, the fastest-selling high-thrust engine. The new agreement focuses on three key areas: new technology insertion, fan case production and assembly and repair of high volume, complex engines structures. The ground-breaking technology insertion programmes on the GEnx […]

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Air Canada and AFI KLM E&M have signed a ten-year contract for component support services for 58 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft

Air Canada opts for GEnx-1B engines to power B787-10 fleet

Aircraft & Engines

Air Canada has ordered 36 GEnx-1B engines plus four spares to power its new order of Boeing 787-10 aircraft. The order includes options for an additional 24 GEnx-1B engines. The Montreal-based carrier took delivery of its first Dreamliner in 2014 and currently operates 38 B787-8 and B787-9 Dreamliners, all powered by GEnx engines. “Air Canada is a

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GE Aerospace delivers 3,000th GE90 production engine

Aircraft & Engines

GE Aerospace has delivered its 3,000th GE90 production engine. Designed specifically for the Boeing 777 family, the GE90-engine family has combined nearly 130 million fight hours and 18 million cycles since entry into service in 1995. Currently, 29 engines have accumulated more than 100,000 flying hours, with the fleet leaders approaching 107,000 hours and 19,000

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GE’s 360 Foam Wash is an alternative to water wash for engine maintenance

SkyWest Airlines to use GE’s 360 Foam Wash system

MRO & Production

SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest, has been awarded a technical license from GE to use its 360 Foam Wash system on its CF34 aircraft engines, making SkyWest the first North American operator to license the patented engine cleaning system. Estimates are that 360 Foam Wash has the potential to help SkyWest Airlines avoid up

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GE Aerospace opens newest Beavercreek manufacturing site

MRO & Production

GE Aerospace has announced the opening of its newest Beavercreek, Dayton-area site, dedicated to engine component manufacturing for civil, military aviation and aero derivative applications. The Beavercreek located on more than 53 acres at the Miami Valley Research Park, is 280,000 ft² and optimises operations from eight locations into one campus. Approximately 400 hourly and

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GE’s T408 engine is a powerful and technologically advanced engine powering the three-engine Marine Corps’ CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter

GE Aerospace awarded US$684 million contract for additional T408 engines

Military & Defense

GE Aerospace along with NAVAIR have been awarded a US$683.7 million (£547 million) contract for three more lots of T408 engines that will power the U.S. Marine Corps’ heavy-lift helicopter, the Sikorsky CH-53K® King StallionTM. The contracts for engines and other ancillary services are subsequent to five previous contracts for T408 engines, the last being in

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