EVENDALE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The United States Air Force (USAF) has selected GE Aviation for negotiations to mature a suite of technologies to include variable cycle technology for the Adaptive Engine Technology Development (AETD) program. AETD will enable GE to address the USAF's propulsion needs for improved fuel burn to provide combat aircraft in the beyond-2020 timeframe with significantly enhanced range, performance and thermal management capabilities.
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CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The appointment of Anthony Pope as an Executive Vice President of Nexcelle was announced today by this joint venture of GE's Middle River Aircraft Systems and the Safran group's Aircelle, which is developing new-generation jet engine nacelle solutions for integrated propulsion systems.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Aviation announced today that they were awarded a contract worth nearly $9 million in support of surveillance systems such as the U.S. Marine Corps Ground-Based Operation Surveillance System (G-BOSS) program. The contract includes the inertial reference unit, lab testing assets, integration, repairs and engineering support for the program. The work will take place at GE's facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with deliveries starting this year and ending in the third quarter 2017.
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The Case of the Vegetarian Jet Engine: How GE Jet Engines Running on Vegetable Oil Mix Broke the Sound Barrier
GEnx-Powered Boeing 787 Dreamliner Sets New Distance and Speed Records on Round-the-World Flight
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 and speed for an eastbound flight around the world. Our graphic below has the nuts and bolts.
President Reagan Commended GE Employees for Secret Spy Satellite Work, Declassified Documents Show
In September 2011, the world at large learned that some 250 GE engineers and manufacturing workers were honored by a U.S. president. That president was Ronald Reagan and his presidential commendation took place 27 years ago, in August 1984.
