Engines
Czech Turboprop Engines Powering Ahead With GE Ownership
GE’s 2008 acquisition of the Czech Republic’s Walter  turboprop engine maker has begun a “journey into the small turboprop world,” said Jim Stoker, president of GE’s Business and General Aviation turboprop division.
GE’s 2008 acquisition of the Czech Republic’s Walter turboprop engine maker has begun a “journey into the small turboprop world,” said Jim Stoker, president of GE’s Business and General Aviation turboprop division.

GE Aviation is no stranger to the business aviation world. Its CF34 engines have powered Challengers for 30 years, while its larger engines are used by Airbus Corporate Jets and Boeing Business Jets (through its CFM joint venture with France’s Snecma). It is currently bringing the HF120 turbofan (in the GE Honda Aero joint venture with Honda Aircraft) and Passport 20 (for Bombardier’s Global 7000/8000) to the marketplace. However, through the 2008 acquisition of Walter in the Czech Republic, the Cincinnati, Ohio-based engine giant entered the small/medium turboprop market and is looking to grow this business to provide a real alternative to Pratt & Whitney Canada’s near-ubiquitous PT6A family.

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