A newly reworked turbine seal triggers shop inspections and supplier ramp ups as GE lines up revised GE9X deliveries.

GE Aviation’s GE9X, the largest aircraft engine yet developed, has received FAA certification, marking a major step toward entry-into-service on the Boeing 777-9, the first of the 777X family, in 2022 ...

The General Electric GE90 was once the undisputed king of commercial aircraft engines, and when it entered service in the 1990s, it pushed boundaries in a way few aviation technologies ever had. Its ...

GE Aviation's GE9X engine has been certified by the FAA, a key milestone in its journey to power the new twin-engine Boeing 777X family. The FAR Part 33 certification involved eight test engines. This ...

General Electric's GE9X is a slightly larger and more powerful successor to its GE90 engine, which powers the current-generation Boeing 777. The GE9X's fuel efficiency is 10% better than the newest ...

To test the GE9X turbofan jet engine, GE Aviation reportedly invested about $10 million at the Peebles (Ohio) Testing Operation, including the design and fabrication of the 18-ft-diameter, 12-ft-high, ...

General Electric will find out later this summer how the core of the new engine for the 777X performs in an isolated ground test. The maturation testing… General Electric will find out later this ...

The world's largest jet engine has taken flight for the first time in the skies over the Mojave Desert in California. On Tuesday, GE Aviation's GE9X powered into the air on the wing of the company's ...

A monster plane deserves a monster engine. With a composite fan more than 11 feet in diameter tucked inside a 14-and-a-half foot nacelle, General Electric's GE9X is the biggest jet engine in the world ...

GE Aviation still anticipates completing GE9X certification testing this year after a lengthier-than-planned round of flight tests and recently discovered "anomaly" in an engine's high-pressure ...

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) on Wednesday disclosed that Korean Air has selected GEnx and GE9X engines to power its newly ordered fleet of 20 Boeing 777-9s and up to 30 787-10s. The order also includes a ...

GE Aviation's GE9X engine, designed for Boeing's 777X, has received FAA approval after completing nearly 5,000 hours and 8,000 cycles of testing. The GE9X is the world's largest commercial turbofan, ...