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.
Welcome to Digital Industry Insider: Your go-to source for digital industrial news and events
Digital Industry Insider is a new vertical collaboration that covers the intersection of industry and digital technology, anchored around key industry events such as the annual Farnborough International Airshow, which starts this week.
7 ways GE employees are having more effective meetings
The age-old question—what is the best way to run a meeting? Here are 7 ways GE employees have hacked into hosting simpler, shorter meetings.
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
Cleared for Takeoff: A320neo with CFM LEAP-1A engines receives joint EASA/FAA certification
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.
Meet Tony Rosa: GE's longest continuous serving employee worldwide
Tony Rosa had no idea he was about to embark on a journey with GE that would span nearly six and a half decades.