CFM International, a joint venture of GE Aviation and Safran Aircraft Engines, has signed a LEAP-1A engine supply and maintenance agreement with India’s largest passenger airline IndiGo. Valued at more than $20 billion at list price, the deal is reportedly the largest ever single order for engine supply in history. In service since 2016, the […]
GE Aviation celebrates 30,000th 3D printed fuel nozzle
The GE Aviation plant in Auburn, Alabama, this week celebrated the successful shipping of it’s 30,000th 3D printed fuel nozzle tip. Installed within GE’s LEAP jet engine, the nozzle has been made at the facility since 2018 and marks a significant milestone for production-scale additive manufacturing. Ricardo Acevedo, plant leader for GE Aviation Auburn, comments, “This […]