US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators are examining the manufacturing and maintenance records of the General Electric (GE) CF34-3B1 involved in the 25 January uncontained engine ...

With more than 1,400 GE CF34 engines powering Bombardier’s Challenger business jets, GE expects the engine fleet to exceed 8,600 by 2018 - based on the strong demand being forecast for GE-powered ...

NAPLES, Fla. — In September 2025, Hop-A-Jet Worldwide Jet Charter, along with its subsidiaries ACE Aviation and East Shore Aviation, filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the ...

GE Aerospace GE recently secured a contract from SkyWest, Inc. SKYW to provide CF34-8E engines plus spares for the latter’s recently ordered 60 Embraer 175 regional jets. GE’s CF34 engine is a proven ...

The FADEC-equipped 14,000-pound-thrust class General Electric CF34-8 represents a substantial leap forward in powerplant technology, compared with the original CF34-3 turbofans fitted to Challenger ...

StandardAero celebrated the completion of its 3,000th GE CF34 engine workscope in February, with the delivery of the engine to long-time customer SkyWest Airlines. The engine, a CF34-8C5B1, powers a ...

A class action lawsuit has been filed against several aviation companies, including General Electric and Bombardier, following a catastrophic jet engine failure that resulted in fatalities and ...

GE Aviation named Lincoln, Neb.-based Duncan Aviation as an authorized service center for its CF34-3 engines. Under this agreement, Duncan Aviation can perform line maintenance and on-wing engine ...

ITP Aero will provide repair services for components of the CF34-10 engine, including the Fan Rotor Spinner, Compressor Rotor ...

GE has sent a team of technicians to aid the NTSB’s investigation. According to GE, the CF34 had never before experienced an uncontained failure. Introduced on the Bombardier Challenger 601 in 1983, ...

GE retains technical responsibility for the engines. Under the agreement, Aviall is responsible for forecasting, ordering and delivering all genuine OEM replacement parts that are unique to CF34-3 ...