Aerospace
You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby: FAA Certifies World’s Most Powerful Jet Engine
Two decades ago, GE engineers fanned out across the aviation industry, asking their customers what they wanted to see in a jet engine. The list they came back with was lengthy, comprising some 300 items, but it was topped by a simple request: fuel efficiency. Fuel costs, after all, account for close to a fifth of an airline’s operating expenses.
Aerospace
Big In Japan: Nation’s Largest Airline Places Order For GE-Powered Dreamliners
Aerospace
Silver Jubilee: Trailblazing GE Jet Engine Celebrates Its 25th Birthday
Groundhog Day 1995 will go down in the history books, and not just because Punxsutawney Phil cast no shadow. While the sky was cloudy in Pennsylvania on Friday, Feb. 2, 1995, a new chapter in commercial aviation was dawning by the Ohio River.
History
From Memphis Belle to The Cold Blue: The B-17 and the Treasure of WWII Archival Footage
Aerospace
The Next Generation: A Team Of Young Engineers Helped Bring 3D Printing Inside The World’s Largest Jet Engine
Stefka Petkova enjoys building things. It’s a passion she’s had since she was a small child when her dad, an electrician who liked to work on cars, kept the door to his workshop open. “I was exposed to that as a very young child and just got a lot of encouragement,” says Petkova, who she spent many afternoons watching him weld and wire automobiles.
Aerospace
Larger Than Life: Ted Ingling Started Out As Car Mechanic. Now He Is Building The World’s Largest Jet Engine
When Ted Ingling was growing up in a small town in Michigan, he wanted to be a car mechanic. But the plan didn’t work out, and the world might be a better place for it.
Aerospace
The Greatest Program That Never Was: The US’s Answer To The Concorde Never Took Off — But It Helped Shape The Future Of Passenger Travel
First-time visitors arriving for a meeting at GE Aviation’s headquarters should give themselves a few extra minutes: Located in the Cincinnati suburb of Evendale, Ohio, the plant is huge, security is tight — and there are distractions everywhere. Perhaps the largest, a massive jet engine stretching some 27 feet long, collects dust along a wall inside Building 700. Too big to fit in the company’s museum, which is also located on the Evendale campus, the lone surviving GE4 turbojet is a stunning relic from an era when everything in commercial aviation seemed possible.
Aerospace
Heavy Duty: Leased Cargo Jets Give Amazon Prime New Wings
It’s hard to remember what the online shopping experience was like before Amazon started its Prime shipping service in 2005. The immensely popular service, which gives customers two-day shipping for a flat yearly fee, is a big reason why Amazon has come to dominate online sales.
Paris Air Show
Find Me If You Can: The Great Scavenger Hunt For GE Technology At The Paris Air Show
Paris Air Show
GE, CFM Wrap Paris Air Show With Record $55 Billion In New Deals
La Compagnie’s new Airbus A321neo jet isn’t a large plane as passenger jets go — it fits 76 reclining seats in its all-business class configuration — but when it arrived at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, it heralded big changes in the industry.