GE Aviation Begins Flight Trials of Passport Turbofan
To date, the Passport engine has logged more than 750 hours and 300 cycles of testing on the ground.
On December 30, GE Aviation started flight-testing its Passport engine on a company-owned Boeing 747-100 testbed. The engine, mounted on the 747's number-two pylon, successfully demonstrated aircraft systems and instrumentation functionality. The Passport will power Bombardier’s Global 7000 and 8000 ultra-long-range business jets. (Photo: GE Aviation)
