Mother of Invention: Sixty Years Ago, Pat Leary Helped Build GE’s First Supersonic Jet Engine
May 14, 2012
The week before Mother’s Day, Mark Leary called his mom, Patricia. Mark, who works on GE’s new GEnx engines, has…
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All Eyez on GEnx: GE Adds Tom Cruise Touch to Tupac Hologram Technology
May 10, 2012
The rapper Tupac Shakur, who died 16 years ago, grabbed global headlines again last month when his hologram walked on…
The Hard Road to Frankfurt: New Lufthansa Flight Caps Epic GEnx Journey
May 3, 2012
Airlines are queuing up for GE’s GEnx jet engines for many reasons. They’re thrifty with fuel, quiet, and so efficient…
Solving the Flying Thermos Problem: Advanced UAV Research Planned for GE’s New $65 Million Ohio Aviation Park
April 30, 2012
Last spring, GE broke ground on a $50 million aviation research center at the University of Dayton in Ohio. When…
First U.S. Commercial Flight of GEnx-Powered Dreamliner Lands in Boston
April 23, 2012
A GEnx-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliner made the first U.S. commercial landing in Boston yesterday afternoon. The flight launched a new…
Next-Gen Jet Engine Gives More Lift to Jumbo Airbus
April 20, 2012
The massive double-decker Airbus A380 plane never fails to turn heads. Launched in 2007, the world’s largest passenger jet can…
