GE is having to redesign an engine part for Boeing's new 777X long-haul jetliner, meaning a delay for its first test flight and potentially for the first delivery of the plane to airline customers
LE BOURGET, France—General Electric Co. is having to redesign an engine part for Boeing Co.’s new 777X long-haul jetliner, meaning a delay for its first test flight and potentially for the first delivery of the plane to airline customers.
GE Aviation Chief Executive David Joyce told reporters at the Paris Air Show on Monday that the redesign was necessary because in testing the component wasn’t lasting as long as expected.
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