Avio is an important contributor to the consortium working on the Eurojet. After GE announced the Avio deal in December, the commission’s antitrust authority said the purchase could create a conflict of interest. Both GE and Avio make engines for fighter jets.
The commission, the European Union’s executive arm, said in a statement Tuesday that GE has made commitments to protect consortium information and to ensure ” Eurojet and Eurofighter can continue to participate in future campaigns for export sales.”
It approved the deal on the condition that GE follows through.
Avio gets more than 50 percent of sales from GE and GE joint-venture engines. It makes parts for the the GEnx engine, which powers Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner and 747-8 jumbo jet. Avio also is a supplier to CFM International SA, a joint venture of GE and Safran that supplies engines for the Boeing 737, the world’s most widely flown passenger jet.
GE Aviation is based in Evendale, north of Cincinnati. It produces commercial and military jet engines and engine components, and offers engine services. CFM International is based in West Chester Twp.
GE Aviation suppliers include an electrical power generation systems production site in Vandalia, TDI-GE Aviation also in Vandalia, and Elano Corp./Unison Industries Dayton in Beavercreek.
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