Engines
GE To Build Passport Engine at Strother Facility
GE made announcement during a March 9 ceremony attended by Gov. Sam Brownback.
The GE Passport engine is undergoing flight trials on a company-owned Boeing 747-100 test bed.
The GE Passport engine is undergoing flight trials on a company-owned Boeing 747-100 test bed.

GE Aviation is planning to assemble, maintain, repair and overhaul its new Passport 20 engine at its facility in Strother, Kan. The company announced the plans during a celebration at the Strother facility today that was attended by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.), other dignitaries and local employees. The Strother location, in operation since 1951, is used to service various engines, including the CF34, T700, CT7 and CFM56. GE Aviation is investing $7 million in machinery and equipment to base Passport 20 assembly at the Kansas plant.