We toured a specially modified Boeing 747 used as a 'flying laboratory' to test new jet engines. See inside.

GE Aerospace is building the world's largest jet engine for Boeing's new 777X, and it's using a giant 747 to test it. We ...
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Is it true that the Boeing 777X needs less engine thrust than the jet it's replacing?

When Boeing first unveiled the 777X, much of the attention focused on the aircraft's folding wings, stretched fuselage, and enormous General Electric GE9X engines. Boeing marketed the aircraft as the ...
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This is why the Boeing 777X can't be powered by any engine other than the GE9X

The Boeing 777X relies exclusively on the General Electric GE9X engine in 2026 because no other powerplant matches its required performance envelope: up to 134,300 pounds of thrust in testing, a ...
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Futuristic Design or Stability? Engine Makers Diverge as Boeing Looks Ahead

Airbus and Boeing are each considering their next new aircraft programs, and the competition for who will make those engines ...