All articles by GE Aerospace
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Paid contentGE Aerospace, NASA flight tests accelerate contrails science
GE Aerospace and NASA recently partnered on flight tests to help further the aviation industry’s understanding of contrails, using new test methods and technologies. Source: GE Aerospace In November 2024, GE Aerospace and NASA Langley Research Center teams collaborated on flight tests to study contrails Contrails are ...
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Paid contentRISE program a family affair for this engineer
Mike Millhaem followed his father into GE Aerospace 15 years ago. During that time, he has made a remarkable contribution to two key CFM engineering efforts. Currently, he’s part of a team advancing hybrid electric jet engine technology under CFM’s Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines (RISE) program
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Paid contentGE Aerospace expanding application of AI for blade inspections to CFM LEAP and GE9X engines
AT A GLANCE: Finalizing plans to deploy a new AI-enabled Blade Inspection Tool (BIT) to support LEAP engine blade inspections Rapidly advancing development of an AI-enabled BIT for the GE9X engine to have ready when the engine enters service Similar to the already deployed AI-enabled BIT for ...
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Paid contentCFM marks 50 years redefining aviation
Fifty years ago, GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines formed CFM International, a unique transatlantic partnership that would redefine commercial aviation. Today, CFM is the world’s leading supplier of commercial engines. With the RISE program, the companies are now advancing a suite of pioneering technologies like Open Fan engine architecture to revolutionize more sustainable air transport. Read more here.
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Paid contentHow supercomputing capability helps advance Open Fan design
GE Aerospace and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently reached a new Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) on supercomputing, expanding the company’s capabilities to design next-generation aircraft engine technologies like Open Fan. Source: CFM International, a 50-50 joint company between GE Aerospace and ...
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Paid contentTest Progress Builds Confidence in Open Fan Architecture
Progress is accelerating for the RISE technology demonstrator, a program of CFM International, a 50-50 joint company between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines. More than 250 tests have been completed and new research partnerships formed as technologies continue to mature on the way to full-scale Open Fan tests.
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Paid contentGE Aerospace joins new 100% SAF consortium
A new aviation industry coalition is bringing together leading aerospace companies. International Aerospace Environmental Group (IAEG) recently formed a work group to study the impact of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on airplane and engine systems and evaluate technical issues. Learn more here.
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Paid contentGE Aerospace advances hybrid electric engine development
GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric demonstrator engine with NASA that will embed electric motor/generators in a high-bypass commercial turbofan to supplement power during different phases of operation. It’s one of several efforts GE Aerospace has underway to mature technologies for more electric aircraft engines. Learn more here
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Paid contentCFM International’s RISE Program Gains Momentum
As technology testing continues for the RISE program, momentum is growing. Unveiled in 2021 by CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines, the program is advancing flight technologies that aim to be 20% more fuel efficient than current commercial engines.
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Paid contentWhen revolutionary technologies meet passionate GE Aerospace engineers
What started as a fun family activity for GE Aerospace engineer Michał Janczak became a passion project that put his engineering skills to the test. Using 19,000 LEGO bricks, he worked to build a replica of the pioneering RISE program’s open fan engine architecture being developed by CFM International.
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Paid contentGE Aerospace remains focused on sustainability
GE Aerospace is at the forefront of the aviation industry’s quest for net zero emissions. At the Singapore Airshow, they showcased the Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines (RISE) program, aimed at reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by over 20% compared to today’s most efficient engines. The RISE program features ...
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Paid contentGE Aerospace pioneers advancements in MRO
GE Aerospace has a long legacy in engine technology, manufacturing renowned products like the Boeing 787’s GEnx, GE9X on the soon-to-be-certificated 777X, and CFM LEAP engines in collaboration with Safran. Beyond engine design, the company is pioneering advancements in Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) operations. Its Singapore facility is the ...
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Paid contentGE Aerospace highlights commitment to Asia-Pacific
The vast Asia-Pacific region is one of the most dynamic for global aerospace, with a growing appetite for air travel fuelling demand for the industry’s latest products and technologies. GE Aerospace is a business that has been helping people fly for almost as long as aviation has been around, and ...
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Paid contentGE Aerospace achieves new 100% SAF milestone
Ten different engine models made by GE Aerospace and its joint ventures have been tested with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) since 2016 through a mix of component-, engine-, and aircraft-level tests.
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Paid contentBehind the GE9X engine’s advanced technologies
The world’s largest and most powerful certified commercial aircraft engine, the GE9X is also GE Aerospace’s most efficient engine built per pounds of thrust. Incorporating advanced technologies, the GE9X engine is designed to deliver up to 10% greater fuel efficiency than its predecessor, with emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) 55% ...
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Paid contentGE Aerospace joins effort testing SAF impact on contrails
Sustainable Aviation Fuel can reduce carbon emissions by up to 85% over the fuel’s life cycle and produce less soot than conventional jet fuel. Boeing’s latest ecoDemonstrator Explorer is conducting flight tests, in collaboration with GE Aerospace, NASA, and United Airlines, that aim to determine how SAF can impact contrails.
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Paid contentGE Aerospace debuts look of hybrid electric aircraft
GE Aerospace recently joined NASA and Boeing to unveil the paint scheme of its hybrid electric aircraft testbed for the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project. In coming years, the plane will take to the skies to test new hybrid electric propulsion systems in development for the future of commercial aviation.
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Paid contentHow the CFM RISE programme arose
Two years after unveiling one of the aviation industry’s most comprehensive technology demonstrator programmes for a more sustainable future of flight, CFM International has completed more than 100 tests as part of its Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines (RISE) programme. Learn more about the history of innovation leading to RISE.
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Paid contentGE Aerospace investment supports hybrid electric engine development
GE Aerospace plans to invest up to $20 million to add a new test cell and equipment at its Electrical Power Integrated Systems Center (EPISCenter) in Ohio, U.S., to meet increased demand for hybrid electric aircraft engine component testing in coming years.
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Paid contentGE Aerospace experts help explain the state of SAF
In this Q&A with two of GE Aerospace’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) experts, learn more about how the engine maker is helping advance the adoption of the alternative fuel in the industry, as well as the importance of 100% SAF testing and increasing SAF production.