Engineer Chris Lorence helped bring the CFM LEAP engine into service. After a round the world trip on GE and CFM powered aircraft, he talks about the biggest transformation he has witnessed at GE Aviation.

Next gen engines require next gen training, including enhanced classroom, ‘hands-on’ and now 2-D/3-D interactive digital training modules.

Our top 8 of 2018. The GE Aviation stories that made 2018 a big year for aviation.

With more than 1,000 entry-level and professional-level job openings currently at GE Aviation sites in just the U.S., specialized employee training programs are one of the ways GE Aviation is addressing the need for more qualified job applicants by preparing its workforce on needed skills.

The LEAP engine program of CFM International isn’t just a history-maker in commercial aviation because of its record sales. Additive manufacturing and digital tools that make factories smarter are helping GE Aviation meet record orders placed for the LEAP engine.

GE Aviation’s manufacturing plant in Auburn, Alabama, celebrates its 30,000th 3D-printed fuel nozzle tip for the LEAP engine.

Additive technology has radically changed the way the world thinks about design, materials, processes and manufacturing — and GE is leading the way. GE Additive’s machines build parts layer-by-layer, enabling geometric freedom and previously unheard-of design possibilities.

Summer 2018 included two grueling but immensely enjoyable months for aviation fans, starting in July with England’s high-profile