Cargolux and GE Aerospace Enter Long Term GE9X, GEnx Agreements
GE Aerospace & Cargolux are pleased to announce that they have entered into a long-term support agreement for the GE9X powering Cargolux’s new fleet of Boeing 777-8 freighters. The agreement includes a multi-year GE TrueChoice service agreement as well as the order of two spare engines.
Have A SAF Trip: KLM Completes Inaugural Sustainable Flight Challenge Using GE Jet Engines
Last weekend, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passengers took special flights to Edmonton and Porto, even if they didn't know it was part of The Sustainable Flight Challenge. The flights were powered by GEnx and CF34 engines using a mix of approved Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
Year In Review: From First Flights To 50 Years Of Service
With 2022 on the horizon, here’s a look back at some of GE Aviation’s top Commercial and Business Aviation stories of 2021.
Wash And Go: GE’s New Way Of Cleaning Jet Engines Can Help Airlines Cut Emissions And Improve Operations
We have reinvented how to clean a jet engine. Meet GE’s 360 Foam Wash, the powerful approach thoroughly cleans a commercial jet engine, helping to improve its performance and potentially eliminate tons of climate-damaging CO2.
The Art Of The Possible: UAE’s Etihad Airways Cut CO2 Emissions By 72% On A Recent Long-Haul Flight
A routine commercial long-haul flight scored an important aviation industry milestone last week when a Boeing 787 operated by Etihad Airways flew from London to Abu Dhabi on a fuel blend containing sustainable jet fuel. The plane’s carbon emissions were 72% below those of an equivalent flight in 2019.
GE Aviation Completes GEnx Endurance Testing as Engine Celebrates 10-Years in Service
As it reaches its 10-year revenue service anniversary, the GEnx engine recently achieved outstanding endurance test results, completing over 3,000 cycles of dust ingestion testing.
Haul Of Fame: A Qantas Jet Sets Distance Record, Flying 9,333 Miles From Argentina To Australia
The GEnx has done it again. On October 7, a Qantas 787-9 Dreamliner named Great Barrier Reef, powered by GEnx engines, set a new long-distance record, flying 9,333 miles, reaching Darwin, Australia, from Buenos Aires in 17 hours and 25 minutes.
For The Long Haul: $2 Billion Engine Deal Helps Bring First Nonstop Flights Between Vietnam And The U.S.
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways signed an Memorandum of Understanding agreement to purchase GE Aviation’s GEnx jet engines for 10 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets. The deal, valued at $2 billion at list price, also includes an option to power an additional 20 jets.
Back and Bigger than Ever: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Returns in Spectacular Fashion
“Is this heaven?” “No… It’s Oshkosh.” That nod to the 1989 film Field of Dreams was uttered more than once at this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. And for good reason.