The development of the jet engine was a defining moment in the history of aviation. The first planes to utilize the technology, naturally, went through a bumpy transition period as the rules of what ...

GE has delivered more than 2,800 engines; propulsion pioneer has surpassed 100 million flight hours CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Aviation’s GE90 engine celebrates 25 years of service today, and GE ...

Ten years ago this week, the world's most powerful jet engine, the GE90, entered service on the new Boeing 777. Since then, the GE90 engine family has amassed a record of outstanding reliability while ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DUBAI AIR SHOW — Emirates has ordered 50 additional GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and has also signed a 12-year OnPoint solution agreement ...

The Boeing 777 is an enormous aircraft, and nearly all of its variants have a higher maximum takeoff weight (545,000 lbs - 766,000 lbs) than an Airbus A340-200 or A340-300 (606,000 lbs - 610,000 lbs).

Comparing the power of the most popular 777 variant against that of the most popular A350 variant to observe how technology has progressed.

Independent MRO providers and engine lessors have a tougher time in the widebody engine aftermarket than they do with narrowbody powerplants, both because of greater OEM involvement and the smaller ...

The Wright Flyer took off in 1903 powered by a measly 12 horsepower straight-four. Little did Orville and Wilbur know that just 110 years later, their pokey engines would eventually lead to a power ...

General Electric has revealed details of a potential GEN X study engine for Boeing's Sonic Cruiser concept based on a scaled compressor of the GE90-115B now in initial tests. Admitting it is "very ...

General Electric expects to raise the GE90 engine production rate to an unprecedented 225 per year by the end of 2014 on the back of record orders for the Boeing 777 taken last year. Overall, GE says ...