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General Electric Private Jet Engines

General Electric design and build a variety of engines for commercial, business, and military purposes.

BenedictPrivate Aviation ConsultantUpdated July 23, 2025 · Published March 27, 2021 · 1 min read
General Electric Private Jet Engines

General Electric design and build a variety of engines for commercial and military purposes.

Engines for the Boeing 777, Airbus A380, and 787 are all produced by General Electric. According to GE, more than 33,000 of their engines are currently in service.

General Electric CF34 Engine

General Electric CF34 Engine

Of course, the engines that we are most interested in are those that power private jets.

The following General Electric engines are those that power private jets – both past and present.

General Electric Engines that Power Private Jets

GE spend over $1 billion every year on research and development.

The engines that are currently bolted to these private jets date as far back as 1983 with the CF34-1A engines powering the Bombardier Challenger 601-1A.

The CF34 range of engines are, as you can see above, a popular range of engines. These engines power both private jets and commercial airliners.

Additionally, the GE Passport engines power the Bombardier Global 7500, one of the fastest aircraft in the sky, with a maximum cruise speed of 516 knots.

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