Boeing Targets 777X Test Restart As GE Reveals GE9X Upgrade Details

Credit: GE Aviation
General Electric is resuming its production ramp-up of GE9X engines for Boeing’s 777-9 following the faster-than-expected test and validation of fixes to the durability problem which forced the airframe maker to delay the big twinjet’s first flight into early 2020. The rushed retrofit schedule...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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