Boeing 777X Flight Tests Halted After GE9X Incident

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Credit: Guy Norris/Aviation Week
Boeing has temporarily suspended 777-9 test flights pending joint investigations with GE Aerospace into an unspecified issue on the aircraft’s GE9X engine. Few details of the event have been released but evaluations are focused on whether the issue is limited to this specific engine, a particular...
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