Turn up the volume! This is the GE9X engine going to takeoff power on the run pad as it prepares for its second flight test campaign.

Five discussion points from Aviation Week Network's annual event.

It was Tuesday, August 20 when our group of 14 from all over GE Aviation in the Americas assembled for a three-day, four-city tour of Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, the GE Celma engine overhaul facility in Petrópolis.

Time is money. For lessors, that means quick aircraft transitions, while for MROs it requires tight capacity planning.

Imagine if you knew your aircraft engine’s DNA - that is, if you knew exactly what maintenance was performed on which component, by whom and when. How powerful could those insights be?

As newer aircraft become available on the cargo conversion market, volume becomes more important than payload.

It has been a trend for some years now that the OEMs have been increasing their presence in the aftermarket. In fact, the engine manufacturers have been among the leaders in this movement. And one of the key reasons was precisely to provide service centers closer to their customers.