Aviation

Ice may be fun to skate on, but for jet engines it can pose a serious threat. Freezing mist may creep up inside the engine, coat key parts in ice and impact engine performance. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires that manufacturers run engines through a series of rigorous icing [...]

General Electric reported fourth quarter financial results this morning. One number that jumped out was the staggering size of the company’s backlog: $200 billion in orders and commitments, the largest in GE history.
What are some of the products in high demand? Start with GE Aviation. The world’s largest and most [...]

In 2011, GE scientists, makers and business leaders created products, provided services and launched research projects that took on a wide range of global challenges. Here is our pick of the top five:
1. Reducing the High Cost of Solar Power: In April, GE announced that its thin film solar panels [...]

When GE Aviation acquired the Czech airplane engine maker Walter Motors four years ago, Walter was an 80-year old turboprop business with some glorious history and top engineering talent. Walter’s workhorse product was the M601 engine. There were some 1,500 of them in service around the world, accumulating 17 million [...]

CFM International, a joint venture between GE Aviation and the French engine manufacturer Snecma, added a multi-billion dollar order, bringing the total to $47.5 billion in 2011 (U.S. list price).
The company announced this morning that the low fare carrier Southwest Airlines would purchase a total of 416 engines valued at [...]

This week, Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner powered by GE’s GEnx engines took off from Seattle for a record flight to circumnavigate the globe. The plane stopped only in Dhaka, Bangladesh for two hours of refueling. The flight set two new world records for its weight class in nonstop distance flown [...]

GE Aviation has signed new engine orders and service agreements valued at $13.8 billion at the Dubai Air Show.
This includes plans to design and build a $120 million engine overhaul facility for Emirates airline in Dubai.
The orders include a $6 billion engine and service contract to power Emirates’ 50 [...]