EVENDALE, Ohio — The U.S. Air Force has awarded GE a $1.58 billion firm-fixed-price contract to supply F110 engines for the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II. This selection makes GE the sole propulsion provider for the U.S. Air Force’s entire planned F-15EX fleet.

As part of GE Aviation’s pursuit to develop technologies for more sustainable commercial flight, the jet engine maker is partnering with NASA to research advanced engine cores for single-aisle aircraft.

Today, the Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) of seven of the world’s leading aerospace manufacturers have reaffirmed their commitment to achieving more sustainable aviation and to reaching industry-wide Air Transport Action Group targets in a joint statement. This statement updates a commitment made by a unified group of CTOs in June 2019 as part of a shared position to support the aviation sector’s ambition to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

BOSTON, Mass. & CINCINNATI, Ohio – GE has announced a five-year, $5 million investment in Cincinnati to launch Next Engineers, a global-college readiness program focused on increasing the diversity of young people in engineering.