GE Aviation received nearly $55 million from U.S. FAA CLEEN III funding to accelerate development of a series of technologies for more sustainable aviation, including open fan engine architecture, electrification, noise-lowering technologies, and more.

Jean Lydon-Rodgers, president and CEO of GE Aviation Services, has been appointed to the newly formed Women in Aviation Advisory Board (WIAAB) within the FAA to develop strategies that will encourage women and girls to pursue careers in the field of aviation.

Airbus today announced that the A320neo powered by CFM International’s LEAP-1A engine has received Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), paving the way for delivery of the first A320neo equipped with the LEAP engine in mid-2016.

GE Aviation now has a fully operational on-wing support base of operations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to better serve operators in the Latin American region.

Two CFM LEAP-1A engines successfully completed a five-hour, 29-minute flight powering the new Airbus A321neo, paving the way for delivery of the first LEAP engines on the largest member of the A320neo family in 2017.

CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine was today simultaneously awarded Type Certificates by both the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).