India, Aug. 23 -- "The gull sees farthest who flies highest," goes the proverb in Richard Bach's Jonathan Livingston Seagull. In commercial aviation, that view rests on the almost invisible discipline of engineering engines, then inspecting, cleaning, monitoring and testing them before they are trusted to fly. It is engineering that gives flight its wings.

At an Engine 101 briefing hosted by GE Aerospace in Bengaluru and attended by Dataquest, the company's engineering leaders outlined how commercial aircraft engines are designed, tested, maintained and prepared for a more fuel-efficient future.

The session offered a closer look at the technology behind the aircraft fleet flying today-from engine durability and safety testing to AI-assi...