GE - GE Aerospace To Assist Investigation Into Boeing 747 'Engine Failure' After Midflight Fire | Benzinga
General Electric (NYSE:GE) said on Friday that it was providing assistance with investigations into the malfunction of one of its engines on a Boeing 747 cargo plane that forced the pilot into an emergency landing after the crew reported “an engine failure.”
The Boeing Inc (NYSE:BA) 747-8, operated by cargo group Atlas Air and carrying five crew members, made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport after flames were seen to be shooting from the left wing.
The four GEnx-2B engines on the aircraft were manufactured by GE Aerospace, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric.
A spokesperson for the company told Benzinga: “Safety is ...