GE Aviation’s Passport turbofan, slated to power the Bombardier’s new Global 7000 and 8000 jets, is on track for certification this year, as GE ramps up support for its engines used in general aviation (GA) applications, v-p and general manager of GE Aviation’s Business and General Aviation division Brad Mottier said here in Geneva. Those engines include the H80 turboprop, the CF34 and the HF120, which was developed in partnership with Honda, in addition to the Passport (developed in cooperation with Safran).

The company’s OnPoint engine support program has long focused on its commercial engines, delivered through its commercial services division. But with its number and range of GA engines growing, Mottier said the company has created a dedicated arm for “customer product support for business aviation” with a “more personal approach.”

He also provided an update on the engine programs here at EBACE. GE (Booth A013) expects the Passport to “mature” by its entry into service, having accumulated 4,000 hours and 8,000 cycles on 10 engines, the equivalent of 10 years of operation.

Some 200 H80 turboprop engines have been produced. It currently powers the Thrush S10, while Nextant selected the engine for its G90XT remanufactured King Air C90 program and Ikhana Aircraft Services will use the H80 to re-engine Twin Otters. It will also power the new Caiga AG300 and the “modernized” Aircraft Industries L410NG.

More than 1,800 GE CF34s used in GA applications, including various Bombardier Challengers, are in service, and the CF34-3BMTO provides the thrust for the new Challenger 650.

The GE Honda HF120, which will power the HondaJet, is now ready for entry to service and EASA certification is expected in the fourth quarter. GE has ordered two HondaJets, with delivery in 2017, to shuttle supply chain personnel between 22 manufacturing sites in the U.S.

Mottier noted that GE is also supporting Gulfstream’s G500 and G600 programs, not with engines, but systems for managing power, health management and data concentration; its aircraft health management system monitors more than 9,000 parameters.

As more GE engines find application in the GA world, Mottier said the company will maintain a “laser focus on service and support.”