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  • GE Aerospace to Allocate $650M for Manufacturing Facility Upgrades, Supply Chain Support
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    GE Aerospace to Allocate $650M for Manufacturing Facility Upgrades, Supply Chain Support

    GE Aerospace intends to invest $650 million this year to upgrade its manufacturing facilities and strengthen its supply chain. The General Electric operating unit said Tuesday that, of that total, $450 million will be allocated for the enhancement of 22 facilities across the U.S., an effort that includes the acquisition of additive manufacturing equipment and other machines and tools that will be used to assemble, test and produce engines for military and commercial aircraft.

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  • GE Evaluates Turbine Engine Prototype for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Evaluates Turbine Engine Prototype for Army

    General Electric‘s aviation operation unit has tested a turboshaft engine prototype built to aid the U.S. Army‘s Improved Turbine Engine Program. The company said Tuesday that the T901-GE-900 engine was tested throughout a six-month period to evaluate the system’s compliance with power requirements for the ITEP project and GE added that the engine surpassed ITEP performance […] More

  • Emirates Inks $13B GE9X Services Deal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Emirates Inks $13B GE9X Services Deal

    Emirates Airlines announced Tuesday that it has signed a $13 billion, 12-year OnPoint solution agreement with GE for the maintenance and complete overhaul of the new line of GE9X engines powering its 150 Boeing 777X aircraft. The OnPoint solution contract is part of a larger arrangement announced at the 2013 Dubai Air Show, providing Emirates with 300 […] More