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.

The update by the NTSB reveals there remain concerns about the 747-8 engine. It seemed only a week ago that a string of three high-profile GEnx engine incidents on both the 787 and 747-8 since ...

GEnx engines have a bypass ratio of 9.5 — an early 1950s-era jet engine’s bypass ratio was 0.3, for comparison — which means that the fan now constitutes 33 percent of the engine’s weight, reports ...

The GEnx also utilized carbon fiber composites for the fan case to reduce the engines weight by close to 400 pounds." "The GE9X will have just 16 fan blades on its 134-inch front fan.

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 ...

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.

Volvo Aero highlighted the successful test of its components in the fan blade test out of the General Electric GEnx engine late last week. Volvo Aero designed two parts used to affix the engine to ...

The 787 involved was powered by General Electric ’s GEnx engine. The NTSB has determined that a mid-shaft engine fan fractured during the failure. The safety board is continuing its investigation.

Engine facts: The GEnx has a fan diameter of 111 inches. This huge span allows it to pull in vast amounts of air while rotating at relatively slow speeds, reducing the amount of fan noise.

General Electric Co. has made its first GEnx order with a U.S. airline, the company announced Friday. GE's GEnx will power Continental Airlines' fleet of 10 new Boeing 787 aircraft. The order is ...