Boeing has halted its 777-9 flight-test programme due to a problem involving a flight-test aircraft’s GE Aerospace GE9X turbofan, prompting engine evaluations by GE. Both companies confirm the ...

DUBAI—The GE Aviation GE9X engine developed for the Boeing 777X has completed enhanced durability testing. The FAA-certified GE9X was injected with a stream of dust debris in tests that simulated the ...

The FAA-certified GE9X, designed specifically for the Boeing 777X, has completed a new series of tests validating the enhanced durability of the engine. GE Aviation engineers injected a stream of dust ...

General Electric is currently developing the largest turbofan engine ever to be used in commercial aviation. The GE9X is being made to power the Boeing 777X next generation widebody airliner, as the ...