GEnx-1B ETOPS certification on schedule despite turbine cracks

General Electric has passed 2,000 cycles on its GEnx-1B extended operations (ETOPS) certification for Boeing's 787 and remains on track for completion in April, despite losing more than a month of testing after micro-cracks were discovered in one of the engine's high pressure (HP) turbine blades.

The cracks were discovered in January during a scheduled boroscope inspection as the engine passed......

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GE woos THAI to buy jet engines

GE Aviation has made a headstart in a sales pitch against Rolls-Royce (RR) for multi-billion-baht orders to supply engines for a fleet of new-age wide-body planes that Thai Airways International plans to acquire.

The Cincinnati-based company, part of the General Electric conglomerate, last week staged a presentation in Bangkok for THAI technical officials of the......

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Boeing flies first customer 787 with GE engines

Boeing’s first 787 Dreamliner with GEnx engines set for customer delivery took off on its first flight Tuesday from Paine Field, in Everett, Wash., beside Boeing’s wide-body plant.

The jet, designated ZA177 and painted in the livery of customer Japan Airlines, took off at 12:38 p.m. and is scheduled to......

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Wisdom of Snecma’s Choice of SaM 146 Engine over GEnx Still Debatable

Snecma formed its joint venture with NPO Saturn six years ago to develop the Powerjet SaM 146 engine for the Sukhoi Superjet 100. It simultaneously declined GE’s offer to take a stake in the GEnx, which powers the Boeing 787 and 747-8.

Certification this past summer by EASA and the Russian authorities of the Powerjet SaM 146 engine no doubt marked an important milestone in Franco-Russian industrial cooperation. But the wisdom of the decision by France’s Snecma to participate in the program will remain a matter of debate for......

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GE Aviation Receives FAA Engine Certification on GEnx-2B and CF34-10A Engines

July 22, 2010 -- EVENDALE, OHIO -- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued type certificates for GE's GEnx-2B and CF34-10A engines. The Part 33 certifications were issued today at the FAA's office in Burlington, Massachusetts.

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Boeing selected the GEnx-2B engine to power its 747-8 Intercontinental and 747-8 Freighter aircraft in 2005. The engine certification program started in......

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Boeing Completes First Flight of GE-Powered 787

EVERETT, Wash., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The first Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner with General Electric (GE) engines, the airplane referred to as ZA005, completed its first flight at 6:29 p.m. (Pacific time) today, following a 3-hour-and-48-minute flight over the state of Washington.
GE executives and Boeing employees were on hand to welcome Captains Mike Bryan and Mike Carriker to Boeing Field in Seattle following completion of the flight. "The airplane handled just like I expected," said Bryan, who captained the flight. "It was just like every other......

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