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All eyes on aviation giant at Paris showpiece

A world-renowned aviation engine and services provider with a site in Gloucestershire will be the focus of attention at the Paris Air Show this week.

After eight years of aggressive investing in new plants and expansions, GE Aviation heads to the show with several new engines entering service or under development while engine production continues at record levels.

A big attraction at the show, which opens today, is expected to be the new LEAP engine produced by CFM International, the 50/50 joint company of GE and Safran Aircraft Engines of France.

The LEAP powers the largest and most utilised fleet of Airbus A320neo aircraft, which entered airline service last August, and the Boeing 737 MAX.

GE, which has a base in Bishop's Cleeve, and its engine partner companies now have more than 65,000 commercial and military engines flying today.

Between 2016 and 2020, they will deliver another 10,000 engines.

David Joyce, vice-chairman of GE and president and CEO of GE Aviation, said: "Over this decade, we have been experiencing a transformation of our commercial engine portfolio.

"At the same time, we have significant new military engine developments that led us to transition more than 700 engineers into our military division."

Approximately 35,000 jet engines in airline service are monitored and diagnosed around-the-clock by the GE-developed Predix cloud-based platform, which is reducing engine maintenance.

Meanwhile, scheduled engine shop visits into GE's services operation will grow from 4,500 in 2016 to 5,600 in 2020.

GE's use of digital analytics to collaborate with airlines on real-time engine performance will be a big GE focus at the show.

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