India's biggest airline IndiGo selected CFM International's LEAP-1A engines to power its fleet of 310 new Airbus A320neo, A321neo, and A321XLR aircraft. CFM International is a joint venture between GE Aviation, a division of General Electric of the U.S. and Safran Aircraft Engines of France. The joint venture was formed...
GE Power to Increase Sourcing from India
"We are growing in India like crazy. The future journey is to grow," former vice-president, global strategic sourcing, GE Power, said. "Over the last ten years there has been a significant ramp-up of our activities in India in the manufacturing footprint," he noted. India plays an important role for GE...
CFM International and India's SpiceJet Sign $12.5 Billion Deal
The joint venture between GE Aviation, and France-based Safran Aircraft Engines, CFM International, announced a $12.5 billion agreement by which Gurugram India-based SpiceJet will purchase LEAP-1B engines to power a total of 155 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, along with spare engines to support the fleet. SpiceJet currently operates a fleet...
GE, India's Tata to Manufacture Jet Engine Components
GE Aviation, a division of Boston-based General Electric, and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd., entered into a partnership to manufacture components for engine-maker CFM International at a new factory that they will build in Hyderabad, India. (CFM International is a joint venture between GE Aviation, and Safran Aircraft Engines of France.)...
JV Between GE Aviation and India’s Mahindra Aerospace to Manufacture Aerostructures
GE Aviation and Mahindra Aerospace have signed a new agreement to collaborate in the production of small, metallic complex structural sheet details and assemblies in Mahindra's new Aerospace facility in Bangalore, India, reports CNN Money. Stefanie Darlington, Executive Sourcing Leader for GE Aviation's Composites Value Stream, said "The establishment of...