As the most popular and fastest-selling jet engine in history, GE Aerospace has reaped the rewards of the GEnx engine, with ...

The GEnX engine represents a leap forward in aviation technology, featuring turbine blades formed as single crystals, ...

Last month, the GEnx completed its flight test program on GE’s Boeing 747 flying test-bed, “which validated the GEnx-1B engine’s performance in real world flight conditions”, says GE.

General Electric Co.'s GenX engine passed a critical first test of a new configuration--a composite fan case and composite blades--that promises significant weight reduction. In a blade-out rig ...

Volvo Aero, a GEnx program partner, plans to supply six different components for the engine. The GEnx is Volvo Aero's largest investment in a civil aircraft engine product to date. -LR ...

The GEnx-2b on the AirBridge Cargo 747-8 also experienced a low-pressure turbine failure, but it is now clear it was not related to the cracks and anomalies discovered on the fan midshaft of the ...

The repair involves shaving metal from the case surrounding the fan, giving the blades more clearance. The latest incident occurred at 20,000 feet, lower than previous icing problems in the GEnx.

A cracked fan shaft was identified as the cause of a failure of a GEnx engine in a pre-flight test on a 787 Dreamliner in Charleston, South Carolina, in July. Advertisement · Scroll to continue ...

In that instance, a cracked fan shaft was found to havecaused a GEnx engine failure in a 787 Dreamliner in Charleston,South Carolina. Neither engine failure has resulted in injuries.

That upgrade, which was certified by the FAA and entered service in 2013, improved the fuel burn incrementally, in part by reducing the tiny gap between the tips of the engine’s large fan blades ...