Aircraft
Boeing Weighs 777X Timing while GE Works Engine Fix
GE Aviation is redesigning a component on the GE9X after discovering a compressor stator wearing prematurely.
GE Aviation president and CEO David Joyce updates attendees on the GE9X powerplant’s status.
GE Aviation president and CEO David Joyce updates attendees on the GE9X powerplant’s status.

An issue with a compressor component in the GE9X is pushing back flight-testing aboard the Boeing 777X by several months to possibly this fall. GE Aviation, in concert with Boeing, “hit the pause button” on GE9X testing while it redesigns a stator in the front part of the compressor that had shown more wear than anticipated during testing, GE Aviation president and CEO David Joyce said Monday at the Paris Air Show.


Loading…