GE Aviation has remained at the forefront of aerospace propulsion for much of its first century. We look at the major milestones in generations of turbojets, turbofans and turboshafts.

Azorra launches new program enabled by reliability of regional aircraft engine.

The reach and impact of OEMs in the aftermarket is being increasingly felt but analysts are not seeing many negative implications yet.

GE Aviation and Lufthansa Technik AG have signed a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) agreement under which Lufthansa Technik will be GE’s authorized service provider for the backup generator/converter (BUG and BUC) and for certain Electrical Load Management Systems (ELMS) components on the new Boeing 777X aircraft.

Now considered a workhorse of the commercial aviation industry, the CF6 engine family that would make GE Aviation a contender in the civil aviation market was still in development at the 1969 Paris Air Show.

The GE9X engine, featuring the largest fan ever produced for a commercial aircraft, 10 percent better fuel burn than the GE90, 16 front carbon fiber composite fan blades, and seven 3D printed additive parts, made its debut at the 2019 Paris Air Show.

Having renewed its commercial aviation portfolio with new engines good for another 15 to 20 years, GE Aviation is bringing resources to bear on its military business.

As work continues towards first flight of the GE9X-powered Boeing 777-9, GE Aviation chief test pilot Jon Ohman explains what’s involved in flight testing the world’s largest turbofan.