The Boeing777 is an enormous aircraft, and nearly all of its variants have a higher maximum takeoff weight (545,000 lbs - 766,000 lbs) than an Airbus A340-200 or A340-300 (606,000 lbs - 610,000 lbs).

The continued reliance on ageing widebody aircraft is exposing structural weaknesses in out-of-production engine programmes, with the Pratt & Whitney ...

(NEW YORK) — After an engine on a United 777 failed minutes after takeoff in Denver this past weekend, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is ordering operators to conduct high-tech inspections ...

Boeing and enginemaker Pratt & Whitney have requested additional time and exemptions from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for redesigns related to the PW4000-112 turbofans onboard select ...

DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) and Emirates today announced an agreement for 130 GE9X engines to power 65 additional Boeing 777-9 aircraft, bringing the airline's ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Damage to a fan blade on an engine that failed on a United Airlines Boeing 777 flight is consistent with metal fatigue, based on a preliminary assessment, the chairman of the ...

CINCINNATI , Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) announced today that Cathay Pacific has committed to purchasing GE9X engines to power 14 additional Boeing 777-9 aircraft, bringing ...

CINCINNATI, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) announced today that following Korean Air's agreement to purchase 20 Boeing 777-9s and up to 30 787-10s, the airline has placed an ...

The RMS Titanic weighed almost 50,000 tons and could carry 3,500 people. Before it sunk, it was world-famous as the massive titan of the sea. Its multiple engines, powered by 159 coal furnaces, were ...

The National Transportation Safety Board issued an "urgent" safety recommendation Wednesday night, telling the maker of a popular jet engine to change the way a part of the engine is designed. In its ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Damage to a fan blade on an engine that failed on a United Airlines Boeing 777 flight is consistent with metal fatigue, based on a preliminary assessment, the chairman of the ...