Frankfurt am Main --- 19. September 2013--- GE Aviation stattet mindestens 34 Boeing 777-9X für die Deutsche Lufthansa AG mit GE9X-Triebwerken aus. Die heute bekannt gegebene Entscheidung mit einem Triebwerks-Gesamtvolumen von über 2,5 Milliarden US-Dollar ist zugleich der erste Auftragseingang für das GE9X-Triebwerk. Das GE9X ist Teil der erfolgreichen GE90-Produktfamilie.
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#GEInstaWalk: GE Loosed Instagrammers at an Engine Testing Facility, See What Happened
The words jet engine testing call to mind the heady days of Chuck Yeager pulling Mach 2.44 over the California desert. These days, the testing tends more toward the high-tech than cowboy, but it’s no less awesome a site to behold. That’s why GE recently loosed a gaggle of Instagram photographers on GE Aviation’s Peebles Test Operation in Ohio to document the space age facilities. We called it the first ever #GEInstaWalk.
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Tall Order: 11-Foot Jet Engine - World's Largest - Will Power Lufthansa's New Aircraft Fleet
Lufthansa became the first airline to select for its fleet Boeing’s next-generation 777X aircraft powered by GE’s advanced GE9X engines. The engines for the 34 planes are valued at more than $2.5 billion. The GE9X will use high-tech parts and materials like 3D printed fuel nozzles, fourth-generation composite blades, and special ceramic matrix composites.
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GE Started Testing Next-Gen Jet Engine with 3D Printed Parts
Engineers at GE’s Peebles Test Operation in Ohio have started testing one of the world’s most advanced jet engines designed for next-generation passenger aircraft.
美国俄亥俄州伊文戴尔（Evendale）- 2013年9月4日 -- 达美航空公司为其新近订购的10架空客A330飞机选择了GE新的增强型CF6-80E1发动机作为动力。同时，达美航空还为该批CF6-80E1发动机与GE签署了OnPointTM 长期服务协议。
该发动机订单及OnPoint服务协议期内的总价值达14美元。
"选择了GE的CF6-80E1发动机为这10架A330-300提供动力，达美航空将能够提高机队的燃油效率和可靠性，并降低维护成本，"达美航空机队策略及管理副总裁奈特. 皮珀（Nat Pieper）表示。"达美和GE有着长期良好的合作历史，我们非常高兴签订此订单以扩展我们的伙伴关系。"