GE AVIATION INDIA FACT SHEET

GE Aviation is a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, components and integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft. GE Aviation has a global service network to support these offerings. GE Aviation also supplies engines for marine applications. Meeting the needs of a growing nation Indias passenger traffic today is 160 million passengers, but that number is estimated to grow to 452 million1 by the end of the decade as a burgeoning middle class takes to the air, according to the aviation intelligence service CAPA - Centre for Aviation. Those numbers are another sign of Indias rapid growth, and just like GEs energy, health, transportation and finance businesses, GE Aviation is proud to be a partner in the countrys development. GEs industry leading GEnx and GE90 engines are based on proven architecture and superior technology, developed in the United States and refined based on inputs received from research centers across the globe. At GE, we work to innovate and develop technology solutions that improve quality of life in India. GE Aviation: Moving India Aviation in India is growing at a rapid pace as a growing middle class takes to the skies. With thousands of GE engines installed on the global fleet of commercial, business and general aviation aircrafts, GE is helping power aircrafts that are moving India. GE engines set the industry standard for fuel efficiency, reliability and outstanding service. Indias commercial airline fleet is expected to triple in the next two decades and GE Aviation is poised to meet the challenge of that rapid growth. GE Aviation is a leading provider of jet engines, components and integrated systems to Indian carriers. GE helps move India by ensuring that people and goods travel quickly and efficiently within the country and around the globe.

Commercial Engines GE Aviations commercial jet engines power a wide variety of airframes. These engines lead the industry in their respective thrust classes and have set the standards in terms of reliability, maintainability and cost of ownership. GEs CF6-50 engine began operating on Indian Airlines Airbus A300 fleet almost 30 years ago, and this was followed by orders from Air Indian for CF6-80C2 engines to power its A310 aircraft. More recently, Air India ordered more than 100 GE and CFM*-powered aircraft in 2006. Other Indian airlines, including Jet Airways, SpiceJet and GoAir have also selected GE and CFM engines for their growing fleet. More than 450 GE and CFM engines are in-service in India with an additional 200 engines on order with local carriers.
A Boeing 787 aircraft with GE engines

GE provides OnPoint solution agreements to its customers for the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of their engines at its overseas facilities. These facilities provide comprehensive material support, training and assistance on overhaul workscopes to Air India for GE90 engine. GE also provide technical support to Air India for MRO services on their 787 GEnx-1B engines. This places Air India among a select group of MROs capable of undertaking GEnx overhauls. Such an agreement also helps GEnx customers in the region save costs, while being assured of GEs global standards for engine overhauls. Further, CFM has established a training school in the city of Hyderabad to provide localized engine training solutions to its airline customers in the region. Military Engines: Powering Indias armed forces GE's military engines provide the power and reliability for many military applications. GE supplies F404IN20 engines for the Light Combat Aircraft-Tejas Mk-1. In 2010, the F414-INS6 engines were selected to power the MKII version of the Light Combat Aircraft-Tejas. GEs CT7-8 engines power the Indian Air Forces VVIP squadron of AW101, while CFM56 engines power the Indian Navys P-8I.

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A GE90 engine being inspected by GEs On-Wing service specialists

Each of Indias indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft LCA Mk-II fighter jets will be powered by a single GE F414-INS6 jet engine. Beyond that, GE is supporting Indias defense modernization through reliable and proven solutions for indigenous aircraft programs. Systems GE Aviation is also a leading supplier of integrated systems and technologies for combat aircraft, military transport, helicopters, land vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles. GE's systems have been delpoyed on various Indian platforms including the Hawk Mk 132, SEPECAT Jaguar (Shamsher), P-8I, C130J and HJT-36 Sitara. GEs Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) GE Aviations technologies extend from the wings into the cockpit. GEs PBN Services is a world leader in the design and deployment of Performance-based Navigation and is working with aircraft operators and air traffic management providers in China, South and Central America, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Europe to implement PBN solutions. Our Performance-based Navigation (PBN) flight paths can help alleviate air traffic problems by allowing aircraft to fly precisely defined trajectories without relying on GEs Performance-Based Navigation ground-based radio-navigation signals. This Technology allows pilots to fly precise routes precision allows pilots to land the aircraft in weather conditions that would otherwise require them to hold, divert to another airport, or even to cancel the flight before departure. This technology could be a critical enabler for India as it gears up its navigation infrastructure to rising air travel.

For more information about GE Aviation, visit www.geaviation.com. * CFM is a 50/50 joint venture between GE and Snecma (SAFRAN Group) 1. CAPA-SITA report on Innovation & Technology