Engines
GE Gears Up for GP7200 Support
General Electric Aircraft Engine Services’ facility at Nantgarw in south Wales is preparing to overhaul and repair the Engine Alliance’s GP7200 powerplant

General Electric Aircraft Engine Services’ facility at Nantgarw in south Wales is preparing to overhaul and repair the Engine Alliance’s GP7200 powerplant for the Airbus A380 super-large airliner. The program is part of a $10 million budget that will support infrastructure for the new engine over the next three to five years. At the same time it is expanding its engine test capability to include the G90-115B turbofan (for the new B777-200LR twinjet) as part of an investment program that has received backing from the Welsh Development Agency.