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Paid contentFive things to know about CFM’s RISE program
An ambition to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The words sound simple enough, but the challenge to the global aviation industry is enormous — and it’s driving the all-hands-on-deck approach behind the Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines (RISE) technology development and demonstration program. Unveiled in 2021 by CFM ...
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Paid contentSupporting the world’s workhorse
Chris Dare, director, MRO services and solutions at Marshall, describes how the UK company is a global authority on the ubiquitous C-130 Hercules
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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 contentHow CAE has become a digital disruptor in flight operations
While a largely grounded and cash-strapped airline industry was weighing up its future during the dark days of the pandemic, CAE was busy quietly laying the foundations for an ambitious post-Covid departure into the digital world
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Paid contentBucharest Aerospace Museum launches campaign to build world-class destination
The Bucharest Aerospace Museum, a non-profit startup dedicated to preserving aviation history, is seeking donors and sponsors to help bring its vision to life. With a mission to celebrate the legacy of general aviation and inspire future aerospace enthusiasts, the museum is calling on individuals, corporations, and philanthropists to contribute ...
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Paid contentHuawei debuts at Super Terminal Expo and aims for shared success in the intelligent aviation industry
As a world-leading ICT infrastructure and intelligent terminal provider, Huawei was invited to attend the opening ceremony of the Super Terminal Expo in Hong Kong, China, on 5 November, and speak at a panel. Huawei showcased its latest products and solutions at the exhibition, as well as its achievements in ...
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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 contentCFM International at 50
It was a marriage many said could not last and some tried to stop happening. But like many unlikely unions, the 1974 coming together of General Electric and Snecma (today, GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines) has endured and prospered. Fifty years on, their creation, CFM International, is the most successful jet engine company in commercial aviation history. Its products, the CFM56 and the LEAP engine, power much of the world’s fleet.
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Paid contentMTU Maintenance’s VALUEPlus assures a smooth progression into the future
Fleet evolution in aviation is a gradual, albeit inevitable, process and owners of aero engines are in a peculiar spot at this point in history. On the one hand, unforeseeable market dynamics are forcing them to fly their assets longer than they originally intended, while on the other hand, they have to equip their operations for the decades to come.
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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 contentThe essential role of weather data in aviation operations
In today’s fast-paced aviation industry, weather data isn’t just another box to tick — it’s a critical component of operational success. Yet, many of the data providers for airlines think of weather as a commodity. If you’re wondering whether your current weather data is the best it can be and truly serving your needs, it may be time to take a closer look.
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: Chief executive Gaël Méheust on what comes next
CFM may have had some glorious yesterdays, but the focus of Gaël Méheust – the 11th president to head the joint venture – is very much on what happens tomorrow and beyond
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: Transatlantic bonds
Mathieu Gaillot says he has been on a ‘remarkable journey’ with CFM since he was chosen for a role on the newly launched LEAP programme as a graduate engineering recruit to Safran Aircraft Engines. Fifteen years later, focused on CFM RISE, he is still thriving on the ‘collaborative spirit of the team’
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: Pushing the boundaries - innovative technologies
From the CFM56 to RISE, the partnership between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines has been about a marriage of technologies and talents to create the very best propulsion products on the market
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: Maintaining a difference
Sophisticated health monitoring technology together with a global network of specialist MRO providers help keep CFM engines performing profitably for their operators over a long lifetime
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: Great minds
Marion Chambre describes experiencing live the first ground-test run of the LEAP engine as one of the highlights of her career. Eleven years on, the Safran Aircraft Engines engineer has a crucial role on CFM’s RISE demonstration programme
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: Sharing everything - how CFM engines are produced
Despite its transatlantic, dual-ownership structure, the principle behind how CFM International operates has remained true to its founders’ vision and proved successful
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: The start of something big:
How an unlikely partnership that needed presidential intervention to get off the ground and almost collapsed five years later went on to become the most successful ever jet engine manufacturer
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: Family affair
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
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Paid contentCFM International at 50: A star on the RISE
Emily Davenport, a young engineer helping to design key technologies for CFM’s future narrowbody engine initiative, explains what motivates her in her job