KUALA LUMPUR -- April 28, 2014 -- AirAsia X, the long haul, low fare airline affiliate of the AirAsia Group and GE Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the selection of CF6-80E1 engines to power AirAsia X's 25 new firm Airbus A330-300 aircraft, with options for an additional three A330 aircraft. These engines will be covered by a multi-year OnPointSM solution service agreement for engine maintenance, repair and overhaul.
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* Die Boeing 747-8 Flotte der Lufthansa wird künftig von GEnx-2B Triebwerken mit Komponenten aus Deutschland angetrieben
* Der Standort GE Aviation in Regensburg setzt Maßstäbe in der Entwicklung und Produktion extrem leichter und hitzebeständiger Turbinenschaufeln aus Titanaluminid
* Das weltweit einzigartige Herstellungsverfahren für Niederdruckturbinen-Schaufeln durch „Near-net-shape"-Fertigungsprozesse geht jetzt in Serie
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No Extra Time: "Highways in the Sky" are Helping Brazilian Airlines Navigate Crowded Skies in Busy Times
In just two months some 600,000 fans from 31 countries and 3 million local tourists will turn Brazil’s airports into buzzing beehives.
The Next Generation: Which Jet Engines Lift GE’s Mojo?
In December 2011, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner powered by two GEnx jet engines set a pair of world records for the fastest eastbound trip around the world and longest flight for an aircraft in its class.
俄亥俄州EVENDALE，2014年3月27日------全日空航空公司宣布订购20架采用GE9X发动机的波音777X飞机和6架采用GE90-115B发动机的波音777-300ER飞机，这对GE航空集团的GE90/GE9X项目来说，是一个令人振奋的消息。按目录价格计算，这两笔发动机的订单价值达20亿美元。
"GE航空集团很高兴为全日空的机队扩展提供GE9X和GE90发动机，" GE90/GE9X项目总经理Bill Millhaem表示。"事实证明，GE90是同级别发动机中燃油效率和耐久性极高的发动机。我们相信，GE9X发动机在未来数十年内将延续GE90发动机的卓越性能表现。"
自去年波音选择GE9X发动机为其全新的777X系列提供动力之后，已有六家客户订购了近600台GE9X发动机：德国汉莎航空、阿提哈德航空、阿联酋航空、卡塔尔航空、国泰航空和全日空航空。
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Sting in the tail: Hornets live to fly another day
Powered by two of GE’s low-bypass turbofan F404-400 engines, the Royal Australian Air Force fleet of more than 70 Hornets have a top speed of Mach 1.8, or 2200 kilometres per hour.
Finally there’s someone to meet the Fokkers
Typically rotating at a constant 1000rpm, modern propeller blades are made from extremely light and hardy carbon-reinforced composite materials which withstand centrifugal loads, aerodynamic twisting and torque bending forces. Known for their reliability, these propellers operate over vast distances with minimal disruption thanks to excellent design and highly-skilled aircraft mechanical engineers such as Greg Johnstone and Dirk Pretorious.