GE Aerospace

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Kevin Michaels, Guy Norris
GE’s $12 billion acquisition of CPP has huge implications for the castings and aircraft engine sectors—Aerodynamic Advisory’s Kevin Michaels joins Aviation Week editors to explain why.
Check 6

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace is overcoming supply chain bottlenecks and introducing wholesale production system improvements to accelerate fighter, trainer and helicopter engine assembly.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
GE Aerospace is expanding its industrial capabilities by taking over Consolidated Precision Products, one of its suppliers, for almost $12 billion.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace advances T901 turboshaft testing, aiming for 2027 qualification, while bipartisan support keeps the Army’s ITEP program moving forward.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
As Boeing surpassed the 1,300 787 delivery mark during August 2026, this week’s Flight Friday looks at the 787 and its associated engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace is shipping its thrust vectoring AVEN nozzle to Shield AI for integration with the defense startup's F110-129E-powered X-Bat UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace is stepping up assembly plans for its XA102 adaptive cycle engine prototype, with around a quarter of the hardware components now on order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace ramps up engine production at Lynn, overcoming supply chain issues and boosting F110 and F404/414 output to meet growing demand.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace will develop a Mach 5 dual-mode ramjet demonstrator under the Pentagon’s HyCAT hypersonic test program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Following huge investments, commercial engine-makers are accelerating into their busiest period since the start of the Jet Age.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Initial results from aviation aftermarket companies’ recent digital initiatives show promise in boosting efficiency and cutting costs.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
From Henry Ford’s racing spirit to today’s MRO innovations, the aviation aftermarket thrives on curiosity.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
As CFM builds toward tests of its Open Fan, the joint venture is shifting gears from efficiency to expected durability and cost benefits of the engine concept.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
While top suppliers reported second-quarter results that mostly beat expectations, they also lifted outlooks for the whole year.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
A GE Aerospace and Kratos partnership will become a second engine supplier for the Lockheed Martin AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) family.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Sean Broderick
StandardAero reports strong commercial and business aviation demand and expects a military maintenance uptick as deployed assets return.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
CFM and third-party MRO providers are adding Leap aftermarket capacity to support a projected doubling of the narrowbody engine fleet in the next five years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will begin multiyear procurement of engines for its fighter aircraft and is soliciting information on the current market to apply pressure to companies to improve performance.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
With the Leap engine fleet growing twice as fast as that of the CFM56, CFM is focused on upgrades and production as single-aisle demand continues unabated.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace’s flying testbeds are “getting beyond the platitudes,” pushing the technology and development edge toward the Open Fan.
Emerging Technologies

Guy Norris and Christine Boynton unpack GE Aerospace's successful flight of its modified Saab 340B megawatt-class hybrid-electric testbed at 30,000 ft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Lufthansa Technik signed an agreement with GE Aerospace subsidiary Unison to become the authorized European repair provider for ignition system components on the Leap engine family.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Air France-KLM Group has signed an agreement with GE Aerospace for the engine manufacturer’s Fuel Insight fuel optimization solution.
Airlines & Lessors