GE, Howard Hughes, and a brave new world Sixty years ago this month, the legendary billionaire and aviator became GE Aviation’s first jet airliner customer. It was a bumpy ride. Tags A200 Airbus Airbus A300 Brian Rowe CF6 CFM CFM International CJ805 Convair Convair 880 Convair 990 Elvis Presley Howard Hughes Lisa MArie Snecma TWA Read more about GE, Howard Hughes, and a brave new world