When Pigs Fly: Behind the Breakthrough of Ceramic Matrix Composites
After conceiving and leading the development of ceramics matrix composites (CMCs) technology at GE Research through the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, GE Aviation made a bet few could have foreseen... to turn a half century dream of the ceramics industry into a commercial reality.
'Bowled Over With A Feather': When Safran Aircraft Engines Went Courting for GE
Drinks in a cozy, elegant cocktail lounge have preceded plenty of marriage proposals. But rarely has such a session led to the creation of the most prolific jet propulsion com
How legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong helped launch the CFM engine
Forty years ago this month, CFM International landed its first CFM56 engine contract – a win that was secured with critical help from the first man on the Moon.
From Cincinnati to Bangalore: An Engineer Takes the Wing Seat
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.
The LEAP Engine: 10 Years On
A decade after the LEAP-X engine program was launched, more than 890 LEAP engines and counting are now installed on aircraft worldwide.
Lights, Camera, Aviation: Behind the Scenes at the LEAP Jet Engine Facility in Indiana
Students Shannon Newerth, Dengke Wang, and Jaedyn Zavala had no idea what awaited them as they pulled their massive RV into the parking lot at GE Aviation’s engine assembly plan
GE Aviation Asheville marks another first in flight for North Carolina
First CMC component facility of its kind is thriving, celebrates 25,000th CMC shroud delivery
What World Cup? What Wimbledon? Aviation’s own Grand Slam event is starting on Monday in Farnborough, England
Although soccer’s most coveted trophy is not coming home to England this summer after all — it’s going to spend the next four years in France — thousands of aviation enthusiasts ar
The 2018 Farnborough Airshow
With an industrial backlog of engines and services contracts at $200 billion, GE Aviation is at the
Innovation comes full circle: CFM LEAP engine recognized with Edison award
The leading-edge technology of CFM International’s advanced LEAP engine was recently recognized with an award inspired by Thomas Edison’s creativity and inventiveness.