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“It All Started With QCSEE”: A Revolutionary Engine Finally Takes the Spotlight

Christine Gibson
September 22, 2023

The dawn of the jet age gave birth to the concept of the global village. Once jet engines made the jump from military fighters to civilian planes in the 1950s, commercial passenger service could carry people farther and faster than ever before. Fares dropped, ticket sales quadrupled, and by 1972 almost half of all Americans had traveled by air.

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How RISE Arose: The Story Behind Decades of Innovations That Bring CFM to a Pivotal Moment

Mary L. Dudy
June 18, 2023
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In 1941, the United States government asked GE to develop the first American jet engine. Allied defense, industrial collaboration, technological advancement, and economic growth were at stake. GE delivered the very next year.

Now, more than 80 years later, GE Aerospace finds itself at the cusp of another era-defining moment. With climate change impacting communities and economies around the world, the aerospace industry is in the midst of what feels to some like a seismic shift.

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