Next-generation Cessna Denali will have a 3D-printed turboprop engine
Many people would prefer flying in a private plane to dealing with the hassle at the airport. Those with $4.8 million in their pocket may soon have that choice. Textron Aviation just unveiled a new business aircraft powered by a propeller engine that features many of the comforts of a private jet, but at an entry-level price.
The greatest airshow on Earth takes off today in Oshkosh
Oshkosh hosts the world’s largest gathering of pilots and aviation enthusiasts. Thousands fly their planes from as far as California and even Europe to the EAA AirVentures event, which is organized by the Experimental Aircraft Association, turning the otherwise sleepy Wittman Regional Airport on the southern edge of the city into the busiest airfield in the world.
Flying To Live: How the plane is the perfect vehicle for living to the fullest
The EAA AirVentures fly-in at Oshkosh, Wis., which begins on Monday, is the world’s largest gathering of aircraft enthusiasts. It takes place every year at the end of July and attracts 10,000 planes from around the globe and over 500,000 visitors.
From #FIA16 with GE Aviation | A digitally-focused Military Systems business
GE Aviation is rapidly working towards a digitally-focused mindset for the benefit of our customers—and Military Systems is on that track, too.
From #FIA16 with GE Aviation | Digital Solutions for TrueChoice
We’re just in the first innings of learning and applying our new digital capabilities for our customers and our business. Our path in Services is to use analytics to make our offerings better.
From #FIA16 with GE Aviation | 360 video of the static display
Check out this 360 degree view of the static display at Farnborough from the GE Aviation pavilion.
CF34-powered ARJ21 enters service in China
The first commercial flight of China's Chengdu Airlines' CF34-10A-powered ARJ21-700 took place today, flying from Chengdu to Shanghai. The ARJ21-700 is the first indigenous Chinese regional jet developed and manufactured by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC).
We'll always have Casablanca: TrueChoice Overhaul team hits the road to hear operators’ unique needs
What do engine operators want from an overhaul provider? A team from Marketing, Sales, Mature Fleet and Customer Technical Programs joined forces to hear straight from African operators at a GE Aviation-hosted Engine Services Customer Symposium held in Casablanca, Morocco.
From pistachios to propulsion: How a would-be pistachio farmer found his way to building jet engines
Vice President of Engineering, Mohammad Ehteshami has helped build the world’s largest and most powerful jet engines during his 32-year career at GE. But as a boy in a tiny desert village in Iran, odds were he would grow up farming pistachios. That is, until his mother intervened.
Flying the colors of Costa Rica: GE-powered turboprops bring new colors to the sky
GE turboprop engines are rugged and can withstand extreme climates; they power aircraft around the world including those flying to the world’s most dangerous airport in Lukla, a