Engines
GE Aviation Reports Good Progress With GE9X Preparations
GE Aviation president and CEO David Joyce, left, announced that the engine maker will build a factory in North Carolina to produce ceramic matrix components. Dan Forest, N.C. lieutenant governor, shared the news.
GE Aviation president and CEO David Joyce, left, announced that the engine maker will build a factory in North Carolina to produce ceramic matrix components. Dan Forest, N.C. lieutenant governor, shared the news.

GE Aviation has started building components and is “on track” with its GE9X engine development to meet Boeing’s objective of improving fuel burn by 10 percent on the new 777X widebody.