Engines
“Second-generation” GEnx Powers Fifth 787
The June 16 first flight of the fifth Boeing 787
The fifth Boeing 787 and the first Dreamliner powered with GE engines took to the air for the first time on June 16 from Everett, Wash. (copyright Boeing)
The fifth Boeing 787 and the first Dreamliner powered with GE engines took to the air for the first time on June 16 from Everett, Wash. (copyright Boeing)

The June 16 first flight of the fifth Boeing 787 Dreamliner (ZA005) also marked the first time a pair of GE Aircraft Engines' GEnx-1B turbofans powered an airplane to altitude on their own. Captains Mike Bryan and Mike Carriker flew the airplane for three hours and 48 minutes, and reported no anomalies.