GE Details Repairs For Boeing 777X Retrofit With GE9X Engines Written 21 November 2019
Aviation Week reports that General Electric “says the production ramp-up of GE9X engines for Boeing’s 777-9 is resuming.” The announcement comes after “the faster-than-expected test and validation of fixes to the durability problem that forced the airframe-maker to delay the big twinjet’s first flight to early 2020.” The schedule for retrofitting the aircraft “will enable Boeing to stay on track toward a likely first-flight attempt in January.”
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