While the Boeing 747 is still flying and is not yet considered a vintage aircraft, at Vintage Aviation News we make exceptions for a select few airframes that are so iconic and historically ...

EVERETT, WA – Boeing today delivered the first 747-8 with performance-improved GEnx-2B engines as part of the airplane’s Performance Improvement Package (PIP.) A Cathay Pacific Airways 747-8 Freighter ...

The answer to the question of this article is: no, the 747-400 is not powered by 757 engines. While it is true that both ...

Engineers look at alternative mount designs for Advanced derivative to allow use of powerplants with larger fans Boeing engineers are studying alternative engine mount designs to increase ground ...

GE Aviation plans to roll out a new software upgrade that could finally remove the last of the operating restrictions imposed two years ago on one of the engines that power the Boeing 787-8. The ...

Ground tests recently completed by Boeing and General Electric prove the engines intended for the 747-8 will meet noise reduction targets, the companies said yesterday. The test results validate that ...

General Electric said on Monday that it is close to a solution for engines that are losing power for a few seconds after ingesting ice chunks as big as a half-gallon. The problem came to light over ...