Tue, Dec 09, 2008
Latest Variant Will Power Two New Aircraft
Azerbaijan Airlines has selected
GE's CF6-80C2 engines to power its two new Boeing 767-300ER
aircraft. The engine order is valued at $40 million list price.
Delivery will begin in 2010.
Based in Baku, Azerbaijan Airlines operates CFM56-5* engines for
its Airbus A320 fleet and has four CFM56-7B-powered Boeing 737-900
and two GEnx-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on order.
"We are once again demonstrating our confidence in GE Aviation's
products by selecting the CF6-80C2 engines to power our latest
B767-300ER orders," said Jahangir Askerov, President of Azerbaijan
Airlines. "We look forward to benefitting from the engines'
superior performance and GE's in-service support as our fleet
growth continues."
"This order demonstrates Azerbaijan Airlines continuing
commitment to GE's and CFM's technologically advanced products,"
says Muhammad Al-Lamadani, GE Aviation pole general manager for the
Middle East, Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States
(former Soviet Union).
The CF6-80C2 turbofan recently celebrated more than 150 million
flight-hours and is the most popular CF6 engine model, with more
than 3,700 engines in operation with more than 140 customers. The
CF6-80C2 powers the Boeing 747, 767 and MD-11, as well as the
Airbus A300 and A310.
In 2006, GE launched the Tech CF6 program, which incorporates
advanced technology into the high-pressure turbine (HPT), combustor
and high-pressure compressor (HPC) areas. The new HPT technologies
include airfoil-cooling advancements that are now standard on all
new CF6-80C2 production engines. The combustor and HPC advancements
are available as an upgrade option to incorporate into existing
CF6-80C2 fleets.
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