FADEC Alliance to provide engine controls for 777X GE9X engine

GE Aviation’s all new GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X will feature full authority digital engine controls (FADEC) designed and produced by FADEC Alliance, a joint venture formed by FADEC International and GE. The systems — consisting of a digital computer, called an engine control unit, and its related accessories — control all aspects of aircraft engine performance, such as engine fuel flow and variable engine geometries. FADEC International (a BAE Systems and Safran joint venture), has established the FADEC Alliance joint venture with GE to develop, produce, and support FADECs for aircraft engines and related technologies.