Ten years ago, the acquisition of U.K.-based Smiths Aerospace took GE Aviation beyond the engine. The supplier of aviation systems broadened Aviation’s offerings for customers and created a more global footprint for the business.

The Boeing 737 MAX 9, powered by advanced LEAP-1B engines, last week successfully completed a two-hour, 42- minute first flight. During the mission, the airplane performed tests on flight controls, systems and handling qualities.

Avio Aero’s facilities in Europe are ready for the unprecedented commitment in order to support CFM engines for next generation medium-range aircraft.

Get your cameras ready to celebrate the GE90’s 2,000 engine delivery!

At a special ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) finalized its order with CFM International for LEAP-1B engines to power 25 firm Boeing 737 MAX aircraft scheduled to begin delivery in 2019. The order is valued at more than $630 million U.S. at list price. The airplane order was announced in late July.

While the Rio 2016 Olympics may be over, GE remains focused and committed to support the next summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Projects and sponsorship activities for the 2020 Games have already begun.

Boeing is celebrating its centennial at the EAA AirVentures fly-in this week in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The company brought many planes to the airshow to illustrate its history, from “war birds” such as the Boeing B-29 bomber that flew during World War II to the latest jets, including the upgraded 747-8 jumbo. In many ways, the Boeing planes also tell GE’s aviation story.

How long is 91,000 years? Go back that far in the history of the earth and the Sahara was a wet and fertile plateau. It’s also the cumulative amount of time that the world’s most hardest-working jet engine, the CFM56, has spent in the air since its first commercial flight on a DC-8 Super 70 passenger jet in 1981.

After performing exceptionally well in flight test program, LEAP-1B achieves joint EASA/FAA certification.