GE Reveals Next-Gen 777X Engine Plan

By Guy Norris guy_norris@aviationweek.com .
Le Bourget .

General Electric will start tests of an advanced compressor in 2012 aimed at a GE90 successor program dubbed the GE9X.

The plan emerges as GE sees the first glimmers of potential competition to its dominant position on the 777 in very large engines. Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney are both positioning to compete on whatever Boeing develops ...

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