GE Aerospace donates multi-million dollar jet engines to Cincinnati State
Local aircraft company GE Aerospace recently donated two multi-million dollar jet engines to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, which offers an aviation maintenance technology program to students.
There are 160 students currently enrolled in the college's aviation program. Students can pursue associate degrees and certificates in airframe, powerplant and avionics. The program is housed at Cincinnati State's Harrison Campus.
"This generous gift will not only benefit our aviation maintenance program, but also the regional aviation maintenance industry through our graduates," Cincinnati State President Monica Posey said in a news release. The region's need for aviation maintenance technicians is growing rapidly due to the expanding air cargo industry near the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
GE Aerospace, headquartered in Evendale, donated two CF34-10E turbofan engines that can deliver up to 20,000 pounds of thrust, the release states. The new engines will allow students to gain hands-on experience in engine disassembly and with fuel, oil, ignition and electrical systems on a modern turbofan engine currently used in the industry.
"We have a mission to inspire the next generation of aviation professionals who will shape the future of flight," Cristina Seda-Hoelle said in the news release. She is GE Aerospace's general manager for regional and business aviation. "We are proud to support Cincinnati State and their aviation students with this CF34 engine donation."
Carl Leugers, a Cincinnati State alumnus and current employee at GE Aerospace, was "instrumental in making the engine donation possible," the release states. Leugers is subsection manager for development engine tests for GE Aerospace. He graduated from Cincinnati State in 2002.
"I'm grateful to have the opportunity to help give something back to the school that got me into the industry," Leugers said in the release.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: GE Aerospace donates jet engines to Cincinnati State
