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General Electric CF6: Inside The World’s Longest-Running Commercial Jet Engine Program

The aviation industry has always relied on a small group of engine makers to push aircraft further, faster, and more efficiently. General Electric is one of them. The company has been active in the ...
Aviation Week

Data Tool: Future Of The GE CF6 Engine Family

After an incredible 49 years and six months of service, General Electric (GE) officially retired its CF6-6 engine in June 2021. The remaining engine variants, the CF6-80C2, CF6-50, CF6-80A and ...
Time

American Flight 587: Engine Concerns?

While it will take weeks, even months, for investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board to determine exactly why American Airlines 587 plunged to the ground, some aviation safety ...
Benzinga.com

Safety Concerns Rise As FAA Alerts Of Possible Counterfeit Parts In GE CF6 Jet Engines: Report

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reportedly released an urgent alert, raising concerns over the potential presence of unauthorized components in specific General Electric Company ...
Business Wire

Mobil Jet Oil 387 Approved for Use in GE Aviation CF6 Engines

SPRING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil today announced that Mobil Jet TM Oil 387, a synthetic High Performance Capability turbine engine oil, has been approved by GE Aviation for use in its CF6 ...
Flightglobal

Pictures: GE investigates cause of American Airlines Boeing 767-200 uncontained CF6-80A engine failure that led to aircraft fire

General Electric is investigating the cause of an apparent uncontained engine failure which caused extensive damage to an American Airlines Boeing 767-200 at Los Angeles on Friday. The aircraft ...