The Boeing 777X has attracted attention not only for its folding wingtips but also for the immense power behind them. That power comes from the General Electric GE9X, an engine so large it could ...

The GE9X turbofan is already shattering records as the largest and most sophisticated turbofan ever built. With a record-breaking thrust of 134,300 pounds and an equally impressive core speed of ...

GE Aviation’s Boeing 747-400 flying testbed in Victorville, California, is ready to receive the first GE9X test engine. Boeing engineers have modified the aircraft with a strengthened wing and a new ...

Turn your volume up! This is the GE9X going to takeoff power on the run pad in preparation for its second flight test campaign. The GE9X is undergoing flight tests in support of the first flight of ...

In the second week of May, the crew of an Antonov An-124 operated by Russian cargo operator Volga-Dnepr got to work on the flightline at Victorville, California, loading a pallet measuring 3.96m (13ft ...

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 ...

General Electric has fired up its massive GE9X turbine engines, powering them to takeoff speed during a recent test at the company's Propulsion Test Platform. Judging by video of the test posted to ...

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 ...

EVENDALE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Aviation announced today its GE9X engine has been certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorities, a key milestone in its journey to power ...