Maintenance and Modifications
GE Aviation Picks Up Speed in the Turboprop Market
When it acquired Czech-based Walter Engines in 2008, General Electric signaled to the industry that it was significantly boosting its commitment to the tur

When it acquired Czech-based Walter Engines in 2008, General Electric signaled to the industry that it was significantly boosting its commitment to the turboprop community. Renamed GE Aviation Czech, the company moved into a 135,000-sq-ft facility in Prague that includes CNC machining centers, EDM and NDT capability and a new surface-treatment plant. The most recent addition includes three new automated engine test cells for development, certification and serial production acceptance testing of turboprop engines. Some 400 employees work at the new facility.

The company has received a research grant from the Czech government valued at about $4 million to assist it in incorporating advanced technologies into its existing Walter M601 series engine, which is being used in a new King Air upgrade program by Smyrna Air Center.

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