With GE Commercial Aviation Services' (GECAS) Tuesday order for five-firm, 20-option ARJ21 regional jets, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, LTD (COMAC) has now taken orders for 206 of its new regional jet aircraft, powered by GE Aviation's CF34 engine.
COMAC sees a potential market for 850 ARJ21s over the next 20 years - representing a potential to GE of more than $4 billion in CF34 engine revenues.
EVENDALE -- GE Aviation and NASA are teaming on a wind-tunnel test program to evaluate counterrotating fan-blade systems for "open rotor" jet engine designs that could sharply reduce fuel consumption.
The testing will begin in wind tunnel facilities at NASA's Glenn Research Center in early 2009 and continue into mid-year. This is not a full engine test, but a component rig test to evaluate subscale fan systems using GE's and NASA's advanced computational tools and data acquisition systems.
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BATESVILLE, Mississippi -- Joined by Governor Haley Barbour and many other Mississippi officials, GE Aviation today dedicated its new jet engine component factory near Batesville in northwest Mississippi.
Formally called GE Batesville Composites Operation, the 300,000-square-foot facility will produce advanced composite engine components, which are unique in the aviation industry.
FARNBOROUGH, England--14 July 2008-- The Dubai government's new low-cost carrier, FlyDubai, has ordered 50 CFM56-7B-powered Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 and 737-900 aircraft. The engine order is valued at nearly $700 million U.S. at list price. The airline will begin taking delivery in 2009 and is scheduled to have all 50 aircraft operating by 2016.
FARNBOROUGH, England--14 July 2008-- CFM International has awarded the TRUEngineTM designation for more than 500 CFM56-3 and CFM56-7B engines in the Continental Airlines fleet, making the airline the first to be granted this status.
TRUEngineTM is a product of CFM International (CFM), a 50/50 joint company of Snecma (SAFRAN Group) and General Electric Company.
FARNBOROUGH, England--14 July 2008-- Saudi Arabian Airlines today announced that it has again selected the CFM56-5B engine to power 22 new Airbus A320 family aircraft. The order is valued at approximately $300 million at list price. This is in addition to previously selecting 20 leased Airbus A320s, also powered by CFM56-5B engines The airline will begin taking delivery of new aircraft in 2009.
FARNBOROUGH, England--14 July 2008-- China Southern Airlines today announced that it has selected CFM56-5B engines to power a new fleet of 20 Airbus A320 family aircraft, and back the engine purchase with a long-term material services agreement.
CFM56-5B engines are a product of CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (SAFRAN Group) and General Electric Company.
Initiative Targets Improved Fuel Efficiency Up to 16 Percent
FARNBOROUGH, England--13 July 2008-- GE Aviation has launched a new engine core program, called "eCore," as the technology cornerstone for a new generation of jet engines for narrow-body, regional, and business jets.
The program is designed to outpace competitive engine designs by offering aircraft operators up to 16 percent better fuel efficiency over GE's best engines in operation today.
