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United Technologies and Raytheon agreed to a merger, which if successful could lead to a $74 billion aerospace and defense powerhouse that provides a wider array of aircraft engines, parts, avionics, interiors, missiles and cyber technology than any other company.

As work continues towards first flight of the GE9X-powered Boeing 777-9, GE Aviation chief test pilot Jon Ohman explains what’s involved in flight testing the world’s largest turbofan.

The fate of the Boeing 737 MAX will have a major influence on Boeing’s product strategy; it may have to start development of a new narrowbody sooner.

GE Aviation beat a competitor for a prized U.S. Army rotorcraft engine contract despite being assessed with an overall higher technical risk, according to a scorecard of the assessment obtained by Aviation Week.

The technology is tipped as a useful training tool for maintenance technicians, but innovators believe this could be done in a more mobile way.