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Clean Aviation agreement reached awarding approximately €34M to consortium led by Avio Aero to develop AMBER demonstrator. The demonstrator’s electric motor to be powered by hydrogen fuel cells
The advanced European turboprop was selected by Airbus Defence and Space for the new Eurodrone
The announcement comes in the 5th anniversary of the public-private partnership expanding the collaboration in R&D for aerospace technologies
Milestone successfully achieved in 1 hour, 40-minute flight from the Berlin Airport
GE H80 with EEPC has been selected for the new Light Multifunctional Aircraft 901
New GE H75-A developed by GE Aviation Czech is first engine in its class to feature single-lever electronic engine and propeller control, giving pilots jet-like experience for...
GE Aviation announced today at the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) Expo in Orlando that it has expanded the scope of TAE Aerospace within its Authorized Service Center network to...
GE Aviation and XTI Aircraft Company announced today that XTI has selected GE’s CatalystTM engine as the core of its TriFan 600 hybrid-electric propulsion system. The two companies will work...
PRAGUE – GE Aviation Czech and ATB Antriebstehnik AG have agreed to jointly explore turboprop propulsion solutions for the general aviation and urban mobility market in the power range between...
Aircraft Industries’ Let L-410, powered by GE H Series turboprop engines, has begun commercial operations in Kazakhstan with Kazakh-based Zhetysu Airline.
GE Aviation has signed an agreement with Aircraft Industries to supply GE H Series turboprop engines for Let L-410 and L-410 NG models manufactured by the Czech-based aircraft maker.
Jetoptera and GE Aviation have agreed to jointly demonstrate a 500-pound-force (lbf) class Fluidic Propulsion System leveraging a gas generator based on GE Aviation’s H-Series...
GE Aviation will begin certification testing in the upcoming weeks on its newest turboprop engine, the Catalyst. Engine testing is proceeding as planned. Since December, GE engineers...
PRAGUE – March 7, 2018 – GE Aviation, which continues its mission to drive innovation in the Business and General Aviation turboprop market, has announced an official name for its Advanced...
PRAGUE – February 13, 2018 – GE Aviation and Czech Technical University in Prague signed a collaborative agreement that will help the University’s Faculty of Mechanical Engineering...
GE has spent the last 100 years building GE Aviation into a leading force in the aerospace industry. Since it was founded in 1918, the business unit, which brought in $27 billion in revenue...
PRAGUE – December 27, 2017 – Milestone accomplished on schedule; certification begins in 2018. GE Aviation’s Advanced Turboprop engine, the first clean-sheet turboprop engine to hit the...
EVENDALE, Ohio -- Dallas-based Prime Turbines LLC, a subsidiary of VSE Aviation, Inc., has advanced its partnership with GE Aviation from a Designated Repair Center (DRC) to an Authorized...
Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA), of Ekaterinburg, Russia, signed an agreement with GE Aviation to become an H Series Authorized Service Center (ASC). UGZA will provide MRO services including...
GE Aviation and United Engine Corporation today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore turboprop engine business opportunities, as well as identify areas of synergy for growing...
Type certification request submitted to EASA for GE’s first aerobatic turboprop engine
Type certification request submitted to EASA for GE’s first aerobatic turboprop engine
Type certification request submitted to EASA for GE’s first aerobatic turboprop engine.
Norman Baker, President & Managing Executive of GE’s Business & General Aviation Turboprop business, explains why GE is interested in the market and what their plans are for continuing to...
GE Aviation is offering a $25,000 discount on the next 15 H80 engines purchased for Thrush Aircraft, Inc.’s 510G aircraft. This limited-time offer makes it the best time ever for...
GE Aviation and Thrush Aircraft will collaborate with the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) to establish a flight training scholarship program for aspiring agricultural pilots....
Cascade Aircraft Conversions has signed a contract to purchase GE's H Series turboprop engines for its conversion supplemental type certificates (STCs) on Thrush and Air Tractor 300, 400...
Prime Turbines is on track to provide full overhaul capability for GE H Series and M601 turboprop engines in the United States, Canada and South America. To facilitate post-overhaul engine test, GE...
Turbine Conversions, Ltd has completed the first installation of a GE H75 turboprop engine coupled to an Avia V508E-AG/106/A propeller on a Thrush S2R-T11. The first test flight...
GE Aviation is offering a $25,000 discount on the next 15 H80 engines purchased for Thrush Aircraft, Inc.’s 510G aircraft. This limited-time offer makes it the best time ever for...
GE Aviation and Thrush Aircraft will collaborate with the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) to establish a flight training scholarship program for aspiring agricultural pilots....
Cascade Aircraft Conversions has signed a contract to purchase GE's H Series turboprop engines for its conversion supplemental type certificates (STCs) on Thrush and Air Tractor 300, 400...
EVENDALE, Ohio – Prime Turbines is on track to provide full overhaul capability for GE H Series and M601 turboprop engines in the United States, Canada and South America. To facilitate...
LONG BEACH, California – Turbine Conversions, Ltd has completed the first installation of a GE H75 turboprop engine coupled to an Avia V508E-AG/106/A propeller on a Thrush S2R-T11....
GE Aviation’s Electronic Engine and Propeller Control (EEPC) system for its H Series turboprop engine has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)....
GE Aviation’s Electronic Engine and Propeller Control (EEPC) system for its H Series turboprop engine has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)....
GE Aviation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Orbis Avia to power the all-new Orbis Avia SM92TE Praga Alfa utility aircraft with GE`s H Series turboprop engine with maximum...
GE Aviation and Nextant Aerospace successfully completed first flight of the business and general aviation industry’s first-ever Electronic Engine and Propeller Control (EEPC) system via the...
General Electric completed testing a 35%-additive manufactured demonstrator engine designed to validate additive parts in its clean-sheet-design Advanced Turboprop (ATP), which will...
EASA certification expected in 2017; 100 total aircraft deliveries by 2022
Nextant G90XT first EEPC certification; EASA certification of EEPC expected before end of 2016
General Electric completed testing a 35%-additive manufactured demonstrator engine designed to validate additive parts in its clean-sheet-design Advanced Turboprop (ATP), which will...
General Electric and Czech Republic government officials today signed an investment agreement to build GE’s new turboprop headquarters in the Czech Republic.
General Electric and Czech Republic government officials today signed an investment agreement to build GE’s new turboprop headquarters in the Czech Republic.
Engineering marvels such as the gothic Charles Bridge spanning the Vltava River below the Prague Castle or the ornate astronomical clock in the Old Town Square have been drawing visitors to...
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, at the foot of...
Every experienced pilot will agree that flying a small turboprop plane can be a handful, literally. “There’s a bit more stress involved in operating a turboprop, which can...
Wingglider Ltd., Europe’s largest skydiving company, selected GE Aviation’s H75 turboprop to retrofit its M601-D2-powered Dornier Do 28 fleet utilized for parachuting and skydiving...
GE Aviation completed flight testing the industry’s first Electronic Engine Propeller Control (EEPC) system with full auto-start capability on its H Series turboprop engine via a KingAir...
GE Aviation completed its first advanced turboprop (ATP) combustor tests at its U.S. headquarters in Cincinnati to support development of Textron Aviation Inc.’s new single-engine turboprop...
Blackshape selected GE Aviation to develop a modified version of the H Series turboprop engine to power its new aircraft development. Details on the aircraft will be released in the coming...
Have a look at colorful GE-powered L 410 aircraft flying in Costa Rica. A local airline Nature Air created a design competition in order to give it's fleet a fresh new...
Turbine Air Corporation selected GE Aviation’s H75 turboprop engine to power its new Turbine Venom aircraft.
GE podepsalo s českou vládou memoradnum o spolupráci. V České republice vznikne do roku 2020 nová centrála pro vývoj, testování a výrobu turbovrtulových motorů. V Centru...
GE Aviation will sponsor demonstration flights of H80-powered Thrush 510G aircraft using S10 diesel fuel at SINDAG 2015 congress in Brazil. The demonstration flights are part...
GE Aviation will sponsor demonstration flights of H80-powered Thrush 510G aircraft using S10 diesel fuel at SINDAG 2015 congress in Brazil. The demonstration flights are part...
The Czech Republic has been selected as the headquarter for GE's new Turboprop Center of Excellence (CoE). An investment exceeding $400 million across Europe, the Center of Excellence is...
GE Aviation, divize letectví společnosti General Electric oznámila svůj plán vystavět svoji novou centrálu pro vývoj, testování a výrobu turbovrtulových motorů v České republice. Celkem...
Prague, Czech Republic – – GE Aviation announced plans to build its new turboprop development, test and engine production headquarters in the Czech Republic, creating more than 500 new jobs. The...
Thrush Aircraft, Inc., and GE Aviation announced plans to develop a new H85-powered version of the current Thrush 510G. The H85 engine upgrade will feature more power and a new electronic...
GE Aviation and Turbine Conversions, Ltd have signed an agreement for delivery of GE H75 & H80 turboprop engines to support aircraft Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) conversions of...
GE Aviation will extend the time between overhaul (TBO) for new production and in-service H Series turboprop engines to 4000 hours for Agriculture, Utility and Business Aviation Aircraft.
GE Aviation turboprop business goes way back in time. GE got into the turboprop business in 2008, when it acquired Walter Aircraft Engines in the Czech Republic. There, Walter is still...
Textron Aviation, the world’s largest maker of business propeller planes like Beechcraft Bonanza, Baron and King Air, said today it would use a brand new advanced turboprop engine...
Textron Aviation selects GE to power its new single engine turboprop aircraft
Prague, 2014 was a truly breakthrough year for GE Aviation Czech. There were several successful new aircraft projects with the H-engine line taking off, sales of these engines grew rapidly...
Prague, 2014 was a truly breakthrough year for GE Aviation Czech. There were several successful new aircraft projects with the H-engine line taking off, sales of these engines grew rapidly...
A new version of Aircraft Industries’ L410 turboprop aircraft rolled out of its Czech Republic factory on July 15, sporting GE’s H85 engine. The Czech aircraft producer plans to begin L410NG...
Aircraft Industries’ L410 UVP-E20 aircraft powered by GE’s H Series engine received Federation Aviation Administration (FAA) certification.
June 24, 2015 – GE Aviation will sponsor demonstration flights of H80-powered Thrush 510G aircraft using S10 diesel fuel at SINDAG 2015 congress in Brazil. The demonstration flights are part of...
Lukla’s Tenzing-Hillary Airport has been called the world’s most dangerous landing strip. It’s now also one of Nepal’s busiest.
Lukla’s Tenzing-Hillary Airport has been called the world’s most dangerous landing strip. It’s now also one of Nepal’s busiest.
GENEVA, Switzerland –– Last week, IKHANA Aircraft Services and GE Aviation announced a collaborative effort to develop a variant of the de Havilland Twin Otter...
One of the most pressing problems, and one found not only in the Czech Republic, is the lack of students who would like to study technical subjects.
One of the most pressing problems, and one found not only in the Czech Republic, is the lack of students who would like to study technical subjects.
LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 21, 2013 — GE selected Unison Industries to design and manufacture the first-in-class integrated Electronic Engine Control (EEC) on the H-Series family of turboprops...
LAS VEGAS, NV – October 21, 2013 – Nextant Aerospace has selected GE’s improved H80 engine to power its first G90XT turboprop aircraft, built upon enhancing and remanufacturing the King Air...
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND –– GE Aviation and AIR-TEC signed an agreement to develop an engine upgrade program for the L 410 aircraft. Under the program, AIR-TEC will replace the current M601 engine that...
EVENDALE, OH – November 19, 2012 – GE Aviation’s new H75 and H85 turboprop engines received engine type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The two new engines are...
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – GE Aviation announced its long-term service agreements, called OnPointSM solutions agreements, will be offered to H80 turboprop customers.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – October 31, 2012 – Australian-based TAE signed an agreement with GE Aviation to become the M601 and H80 Designated Repair Center for the Asia-Pacific region.
EVENDALE, OHIO – October 8, 2012 –GE Aviation’s H80 turboprop engine has received type certification from the Interstate Aviation Committee Aviation Register (IAC AR). The Russian agency...
OSHKOSH, WI – July 23, 2012 – GE Aviation is launching two derivative engines of its recently certified H80 engine: the H75 and H85 turboprop engines. The H75 engine will be rated at 750...
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – April 30, 2012 – Sokol JSC, a leading service provider known throughout the Russian Federation, has signed an agreement with GE Aviation to become an Authorized...
EVENDALE, OHIO – March 14, 2012 – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved type certification for GE Aviation’s H80 turboprop engine. The US FAA engine certification follows...
EVENDALE, OHIO – March 1, 2012 – GE Aviation and Aeromecanic have signed an agreement for Aeromecanic to become an Authorized Service Center for the M601 and H80 turboprop engines. As an...
EVENDALE, OHIO – January 10, 2012 – AIR-TEC Aviation Maintenance has signed an agreement with GE Aviation to become an Authorized Service Center for the M601 and H80 turboprop engines. As part of...
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC -- December 13, 2011 – GE Aviation’s H80 turboprop engine has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) during a celebration in...
KUNOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC -- November 21, 2011—Aircraft Industries has completed the first flight test of the L410-UVP-E20 powered by two of GE’s H80 turboprop engines. The 40-minute flight...
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – GE Aviation announced its long-term service agreements, called OnPointSM solutions agreements, will be offered to H80 turboprop customers.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- October 9, 2011 -- Cutter Aviation, a leading business & general aviation services provider known throughout the southwest United States, has signed an agreement with GE...
New Service Bulletin concerning "The replacement of the Shut-off valve seal support assembly of the Fuel Control Unit LUN 6590.03-8, LUN 6590.04-8, LUN 6590.05-8 and LUN 6590.06-8" was...
OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN – July 25, 2011 – GE Aviation has completed all engine certification testing, including design assurance, development, operability and environmental tests, for its new H80...
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – June 16, 2011 – AG Aero, part of the AGA Group of Companies, known throughout Victoria and southern New South Wales for its reliable and efficient aerial agricultural...
Smyrna, Tenn. – Smyrna Air Center has completed its first Power 90 Upgrade conversion for AeroMetric, one of the largest and most experienced full service geospatial solutions companies in the...
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – May 4, 2011 - TAM Aviação Executiva (TAM AE), a leading executive aviation company in the Brazilian sales and aircraft maintenance markets, has signed an...
Several updates and revisions of some parts of Engine Maintenance Manuals are published. Revision 3 concerning "Inspection TYPE 2: Number of calendar days is extended up to 90 days." Please...
Come see how an aircraft engine is being developed, manufactured and serviced. GEAC is hosting an Open Doors day for students in its premises. During this event GE will donate an engine to CVUT and...
EVENDALE, OHIO – March 16, 2011 - Solo Aviation has signed an agreement with GE Aviation to become an Authorized Service Center for the M601 and H80 turboprop engines.
Several updates and revisions of some parts of Engine Maintenance Manuals are published. Please logon to the Clients-Zone and refer to sections "Changed Parts of Manuals" and "Manuals" to download...
EVENDALE, OHIO – February 21, 2011 – Technoavia, a Russian-based aircraft manufacturer, signed a ten-year sales and cooperation agreement with GE Aviation for the purchase of H80 engines....
EVENDALE, OHIO – February 7, 2011 - Aircraft Industries, a Czech-based aircraft manufacturer, signed a five-year sales agreement with GE Aviation for the purchase of M601 and H80 engines....
Alagro Fumigaciones has signed an agreement with GE Aviation to become an Authorized Service Center for the M601 and H80 turboprop engines.
GE Aviation is offering M601 Line Maintenance Training at its Customer Technical Education Center (CTEC) in Cincinnati, Ohio. There are two sessions available – March 7 to 8 and Oct. 31 to Nov. 1.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA – December 6, 2010 – GE’s new H80 turboprop engine has completed its first flight on the Thrush 510G aerial applicator, which flew on November 23, in Albany, Georgia.
Sky Tractor Supply Company has signed an agreement with GE Aviation to become an Authorized Service Center for the GE M601 and H80 turboprop engines.
customer and product support for business and general aviation engine operators with its Customer Connect initiative.
GE Aviation has named Cascade Aircraft Conversions as an Authorized Service Center for the M601 and H80 engines. As part of the agreement, Cascade Aircraft Conversions will offer...
EVENDALE, OHIO – May 11, 2010 -- GE Aviation has renamed its Czech operation to GE Aviation´s Business & General Aviation Turboprops.
As part of the agreement, Smyrna Air Center will offer comprehensive line maintenance, removals and re-installations of engines and LRUs and engine spares for the M601 and H80 engine...
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC — March 30, 2010 – The first H80 turboprop engine began its certification testing on March 8 in a test cell at the GE Aviation Czech facility in Prague in the Czech...
RENO, NEVADA—December 8, 2009—GE Aviation has selected Premier Turbines as its Designated Repair Center in North and South Americas for M601 and H80 turboprop engines.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – October 19, 2009 – Certification testing will begin by year-end on demonstrator engines for GE Aviation’s new H80 turboprop engine with first engine to test scheduled for...
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC -- September 10, 2009 -- The Czech Government has awarded research grants valued at about $4 million USD (70 million CZK) to GE Aviation Czech s.r.o The grants will...
CZECH REPUBLIC – July 27, 2009 – GE Aviation is preparing for the start of certification testing later this year of its new H80 turboprop engine
OSHKOSH, WI -- 27. červenec 2009 - GE Aviation jmenovala a Power 90 svou preferovanou konverzí pro letoun King Air 90 a společnost Smyrna Air Center svým ustanoveným instalátorem...
OSHKOSH, WI—July 27, 2009—Thrush Aircraft, Inc., has selected GE Aviation’s new H80 turboprop engine to power an improved version of its 510-gallon, 10,500-pounds gross weight Thrush aerial...