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The aviation industry hasn’t seen commercial supersonic transportation since the Concorde, that entered service in the 1970s. One of the major factors in that equation is the lack of a fuel-efficient and reliable engine to support supersonic flight. GE just introduced...

The performance of the aviation supply chain has not been as robust as it should be in 2018, with airplanes on the ground with no engines in Toulouse, Renton, and even Charleston being the symptoms of some deeper issues.  Those deeper issues impact the industry’s...

Brad Mottier of GE Aviation briefed the media on the Catalyst Turboprop, Passport business jet engine, and announced the Affinity engine program for supersonic aircraft at NBAA 2018.  A video of that briefing follows: https://youtu.be/PBefm2uJMlo

Emirates is currently negotiating with Rolls-Royce for its next batch of A380s.  Bloomberg had a report yesterday on the latest development that the airline and Rolls-Royce have hit a “snag” in their negotiations.  The report further mentions potential delivery delays...