GE Av Systems hopes to cash in on more-electric aircraft trend
General Electric Aviation Systems (Hall 4 Stand B7) has long been a pioneer in the more-electric aircraft concept but now is finding that rising fuel price

General Electric Aviation Systems (Hall 4 Stand B7) has long been a pioneer in the more-electric aircraft concept but now is finding that rising fuel prices are increasing the impetus for the technological shift. At the same time, the company’s expertise in flight management systems (FMS) is coming to the fore as part of the effort to improve air transport’s environmental performance by minimizing the amount of time aircraft spend in holding patterns around airports, burning Jet A.

“With the pressure to fly for less [both in terms of operating costs and environmental impact], the integration of complete electrical power systems for aircraft is now a very real need,” company president John Ferrie told AIN. “Fuel is now such a dominant number that any future aircraft is going to have to be optimized in terms of minimum energy usage.”