Engines
GE Aerospace Reaches Turboshaft Engine Milestone
Member of its CT7 family has passed half a million flight hours
GE Aerospace's CT7-2E1
GE Aerospace's 2,000 shp-class turboshaft engine has logged more than 500,000 in-service flight hours since its debut 12 years ago.

GE Aerospace’s CT7-2E1 turboshaft engine has reached a utilization milestone, logging more than 500,000 in-service flight hours since it entered the market in 2013. Designed to meet requirements for long-range, high-speed performance, the engine powers Leonardo’s midsize-twin AW149 and super-mid AW189. It incorporates the architecture of the CT7/T700 engine family, which now has tallied more than 100 million flight hours across all variants.

Like its siblings, the CT7-2E1 features Fadec, use of advanced materials, lower weight and fuel consumption, and lower-cost maintenance advantages versus other powerplants in its class. The engine also has been used to demonstrate sustainable aviation fuel blend use in the AW149 at global airshows, illustrating GE’s efforts to support reduced carbon emissions.

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