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 ...

In the late 1940s, GE introduced the J-47 gas turbine engine, which became the most-produced jet engine of the early jet age, ...

Sep. 12—It was touted at its 1990 launch as "the world's largest and most powerful jet engine." On Tuesday, GE Aerospace said it had delivered its 3,000th GE90 production engine. "Not many would have ...

The Boeing777 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).

Emirates has successfully completed the ground engine testing for one of its GE90 engines on a Boeing 777-300ER using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The objective of the ground testing and ...

GE Aircraft Engines won FAA approval for its GE90-115B engine slated to power Boeing 777-300ER after a 20-month certification program. The -115B, rated at 115,000 pounds of thrust, is slated to start ...

If you've ever stood near a runway and watched planes take to the skies, you've probably also been awestruck by the sheer size of the engines that make it all possible. On large commercial planes, ...

Carbon fiber composites aren't a new thing in jet engine fan blades, including GE Aviation's. But every so often GE engineers have to redesign them to take advantage of advances in carbon composite ...