Boeing 777X Engine Flight Test Facing Delay

Credit: GE
General Electric Aviation has been forced to delay first flight of the GE9X engine for Boeing’s 777X flagship program after the late discovery of a minor design issue with the new turbofan as well as maintenance-related problems with the CF6 engines powering the company’s 747-400 flying testbed...

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