The Boeing 777X is the largest twin-engine airliner ever built, yet one question continues to surface as the program moves toward entry into service: why does it rely exclusively on a single engine ...

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. Boeing has halted its 777-9 flight ...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has temporarily suspended the flight testing of the 777X pending a potential issue with the General Electric GE9X engines that power the aircraft. “We are reviewing a technical issue ...

The General Electric GE9X engine that will be installed on the Boeing 777X promises to be game-changing. It doesn't feature flashy new innovations like a gearbox, but instead, General Electric made ...

When plane spotters watch a Boeing 777X taxi past them, their attention often goes to its massive 64-meter wingspan and folding wingtips. But the true giant sits beneath those wings. In 2025, the ...

GE is using a double-size version of a Leap-1 dust ingestion rig for tests of the GE9X. Credit: GE Aerospace As Boeing continues to face what CEO Kelly Ortberg has described as a “mountain” of ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Boeing Co BA.N said on Thursday it has resumed flight testing of its 777X after an issue with a GE9X engine prompted a halt following an inspection. "We’re supporting GE ...

GE Aviation has completed the initial ground testing of the first full GE9X development engine, the world's largest commercial aircraft engine that will power Boeing's 777X aircraft. "This engine is ...

The world’s largest and most powerful certified commercial aircraft engine, the GE9X is also GE Aerospace’s most efficient engine built per pounds of thrust. Incorporating advanced technologies, the ...

The first round of fan blade tests occurred in June at the ITP Engine testing facility in the United Kingdom and focused on validating the new composite material for the fan blades. GE plans a second ...

Carbon fiber composites aren't a new thing in jet engine fan blades, including GE Aviation's. But every so often GE engineers have to redesign them to take advantage of advances in carbon composite ...