The Boeing Co. is asking potential engine suppliers for the proposed 7E7 airliner to design motors so they are interchangeable with those of competitors to boost the value of used planes. The plane ...

Boeing Co. chose General Electric Co. and Rolls-Royce Plc to supply the engines for its planned new 7E7 Dreamliner airplane, striking deals that could be worth billions of dollars to the two companies ...

Cost and geography were major factors in Boeing's selection of General Electric and Rolls-Royce engines for the 7E7 Dreamliner, according to aerospace analysts. Earlier this month, Boeing picked ...

SEATTLE, April 6 -- Boeing Co. chose General Electric Co. and Rolls-Royce PLC to supply the engines for its planned new 7E7 Dreamliner airplane, striking deals that could be worth billions of dollars ...

Boeing Co. may offer more than one engine for powering its proposed 7E7 "Dreamliner" to encourage enough orders to make the project feasible. "The bias right now is toward" offering engines from at ...

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Boeing has tapped General Electric and Rolls-Royce to make the engines for its new 7E7 aircraft. United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney unit lost out in the bidding. Chicago-based ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Boeing plans to announce Tuesday at 2 p.m. Pacific its engine choices for the next new commercial plane, the 7E7. Among the manufacturers being considered are General ...

SINGAPORE -- In a key campaign that will be an early test of Boeing's 7E7 against an offering from rival Airbus, Singapore Airlines is closing in on a decision whether to be a launch customer for ...

New engines being developed for the 7E7 will be 10 percent more efficient and a supercomputer can design the plane with minimal drag, making it more streamlined. Advanced materials, a smaller wing ...