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According to The Aviation Herald, the aircraft was performing its initial climb out of Amsterdam's runway 24 when the left-hand engine, a General Electric GE90, began to vibrate. However, as these vibrations remained within "acceptable ranges," the crew continued the climb to cruising altitude. The jet was enroute at an altitude of FL300, about 310nm westsouthwest of Amsterdam, in English Airspace, when a failure of the aircraft's number one engine occurred, prompting a diversion and the decision to return to Amsterdam. Referencing a map, this incident would have occurred somewhere above Swindon or Bristol. ...It's interesting that the aircraft flew...

A Swiss International Air Lines flight made an unexpected landing in Iqaluit Wednesday due to a technical problem. The Boeing 777, carrying 216 passengers and 17 crew members, was en route to Los Angeles from Zurich.

General Electric sold 750 of its GE90 and GEnx engines in 2005, a record number for the year. In its first year on the market, the GEnx engine brought in 525 orders, according to a GE news release. It will power the Boeing 787 and 747-8 aircraft, along with the Airbus A350. The value of the GEnx sales is more than $6 billion. GE sold more than 240 GE90 engines, of which a record 225 were the higher thrust GE90-115B engines. Boeing is using the engine in three of its freighter craft. The value of the GE90 sales is...

Emirates Airline today announced firm orders for 42 Boeing 777 aircraft, to be powered by GE90 jet engines, in a deal worth Dhs 35.7 billion (USD9.7 billion) at list prices.United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 20 - 2005 This is the largest-ever order for the Boeing 777 family of aircraft and consists of: 24 Boeing 777-300ERs, 10 777-200LR Worldliners and eight 777 Freighters, with the first aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2007. In addition, Emirates will have purchase rights for 20 more 777 aircraft. Pictured at the media conference today are: H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Crown Prince...