GE Aviation has transformed its wartime jet engine plant into a state-of-the-art facility with the ability to design and test lightweight composite materials for commercial jet engines of the future.

To consume fuel more efficiently, a gas turbine engine needs to squeeze air harder before it enters the combustion chamber and turn up the heat. If only it were so easy. As the temperature of exhaust ...

The airlines’ push for jet engine fuel efficiency shows no signs of abating. CW reported earlier this year that the average fuel burn per aircraft seat-km today compared to 1980 has been reduced by 27 ...

The LEAP engine, developed by GE Aviation joint venture CFM International, is the first commercial jet engine to use CMCs in the high-pressure turbine section. GE Aviation is planning a $105-million ...

GE is investing $500 million this year to develop new technologies and product for the new GE9X engine, a slightly smaller variant of the GE90 high-bypass turbofan engine, developed specifically for ...

GE Aviation (Cincinnati, OH, US) reported on Nov. 7 that Initial personnel and special processing equipment are taking occupancy in GE Aviation’s new factory complex in Huntsville, AL, US – America’s ...