Aerospace
Blue Sky Thinking: This Team Gives Jet Engines A New Lease On Life
In early October, GE Aviation closed the door on an era as employees sent the most powerful version of GE’s storied CF6 engine to China Airlines. The delivery was an emotional one, for good reason: It was the last CF6-80E1 engine the company produced.
The CF6 is no ordinary jet engine. GE produced more than 8,500 of them for 250 airlines in 87 countries, going back to its launch in 1971. Among the many passenger and cargo planes it powers is the U.S. president’s Air Force One Boeing 747.
Aerospace
Cool Operators: Icelandair Pilots Land Boeing Passenger Jet On A Blue Ice Runway In Antarctica
Most people won’t go to Antarctica when the world reopens after the pandemic. But just in case they want to keep their options open, there may be a way. At the end of February, a Boeing 767 passenger jet operated by Loftleiðir, a charter-flight subsidiary of Icelandair, landed on the snowy continent.