Grand Rapids, Michigan Boeing 737 MAX GE Aviation has been awarded a contract from Boeing to provide the flight management syst...
Grand Rapids, Michigan
 |
| Boeing 737 MAX |
GE Aviation has been awarded a contract from Boeing to provide the flight management system for the
Boeing 737 MAX airplane. The system will be designed and manufactured at
GE facilities in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Clearwater, Florida. The
first 737 MAX is on track to be delivered in 2017.
GE Aviation's flight management system controls the aircraft track to
an accuracy of 10 meters and the time of arrival to within 10 seconds
to any point in the flight plan. Benefits include the ability to fly
shorter flight paths and idle-thrust descents which reduces fuel
consumption, thereby lowering emissions and community noise levels.
Software and hardware updates provide the latest technology to continue
to meet the needs of the world's evolving airspace, offering safe and
efficient improvements to aircraft operations.
The Boeing Next-Generation 737 is the most fuel-efficient and
reliable single-aisle airplane today with an 8 percent per-seat
operating cost advantage over the nearest competitor. Equipped with new
LEAP-1B engines from CFM International* and improvements such as the
advanced technology winglet, the MAX reduces fuel burn and CO2 emissions
by 13 percent while maintaining the 8 percent operating cost advantage.
The noise footprint of the 737 MAX is improved for airlines and
airport communities, at 40% smaller than today's single-aisle airplanes.
The 737 MAX currently has orders for 1,064 airplanes from airlines and
leasing companies worldwide.
