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GE Aerospace says GE9X mid-seal issue won’t delay Boeing 777X entry into service

By Thomson Reuters Sep 17, 2026 | 11:31 AM

CHICAGO, Sept 17 (Reuters) – GE Aerospace Chief Financial ​Officer Rahul ‌Ghai said on Thursday he was confident a durability ‌issue ​with ⁠the GE9X engine’s ⁠mid-seal would not hold up the Boeing 777X’s ​entry into service next year.

Speaking ⁠at ⁠a Morgan Stanley ​conference, Ghai said ​GE had started shipping ‌GE9X engines with a redesigned mid-seal to ⁠Boeing in the third quarter and expects ⁠FAA ‌certification of ⁠the redesigned ​part ‌in the next ​few ⁠months.

(Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh in Chicago and Shivansh Tiwary in ​Bengaluru)