General Electric Aviation’s much-heralded eCore advanced gas generator may see its introductory application not in an airliner engine but in a business jet powerplant — the long-awaited “10K,” or 10,000-pound-thrust class turbofan the company has promised for several years amid an aura of super secrecy.
As a sign of Brazil’s growing importance to business aviation, Jet Aviation, now a General Dynamics subsidiary, is teaming with Tropic Air, a Brazilian charter outfit based in São Paulo and Puerto Seguro.
