EVENDALE, Ohio -- January 3, 2007: Air Mauritius has ordered GE's CF6-80E1 engines to power its new fleet of Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
The airline has ordered two firm A330-200 aircraft and has one on option and one additional on purchase right. The catalogue value of the firm engine order is about $60 million (USD).
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December 12, 2006 -- EVENDALE, Ohio: Air Seychelles has selected the GEnx engines to power its two Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft leased from International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC).
The airline has also agreed to a 10-year OnPointSM Solutions agreement to cover the maintenance and overhaul on the engines. The value of the GEnx service agreement is more than $25 million (USD).
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EVENDALE, OHIO -- September 25, 2006: Qatar Airways has ordered 40 high-thrust GE90 engines to power 20 longer-range Boeing 777s in an engine order valued at more than $750 million (USD).
Qatar Airways ordered 14 777-300ERs, powered by the GE90-115B; and six 777-200LR Worldliners, powered by the GE90-110B. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2007.
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FARNBOROUGH, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2006--Aviation Capital Group (ACG) today announced that it has ordered 14 CFM56-7B-powered Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s. The engine order is valued at approximately $170 million at list price. ACG is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific LifeCorp.
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FARNBOROUGH, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2006--General Electric Company (GE) and Samsung Techwin, Co. LTD (STW) have signed a contract to develop the T700 turboshaft engine for the Korean Helicopter Program (KHP).
The Republic of Korea (ROK) selected the GE T700/701K to power 245 new indigenous helicopters.
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FARNBOROUGH, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2006--TAP Portugal has selected General Electric Company's CF6 engines to power five Airbus A330-200 aircraft in an engine deal valued at approximately $150 million (US).
In addition, TAP has signed with GE for a nine-year OnPoint(SM) Solutions service agreement for the maintenance, overhaul, and repair of the 11 CF6-80E1 engines powering this A330 fleet. The potential value over the life of the services agreement is valued at approximately $45 million (US).
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EVENDALE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2006--Egyptian charter carrier AMC Airlines has signed a 10-year, $40 million OnPoint(SM) Solutions service agreement with GE-Aviation's Engine Services operation for the overhaul and maintenance of the airline's fleet of CFM56-7B* engines.
The Cairo-based airline currently operates four CFM56-7B-powered Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft and will eventually acquire three additional aircraft. AMC, which was formed in 1992, operates charter flights from Europe to Egyptian tourist destinations.
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FARNBOROUGH, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2006--Lan Airlines has placed a $48 million order for CFM56-5C/P kits to upgrade 18 installed and spare engines powering its fleet of Airbus A340-300 aircraft. The airline is schedule to begin taking delivery in July 2006.
CFM International (CFM) is a 50/50 joint company between Snecma and General Electric Company.
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FARNBOROUGH, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2006--Emirates has signed an agreement to purchase 10 Boeing 747-8 freighters, powered by the new GEnx engine. The agreement for 45 GEnx engines is valued at more than $600 million (USD). Delivery is scheduled to begin in 2010.
The GEnx, based on the highly successful GE90, will succeed GE's CF6 engine. Under development, GEnx is a best-selling engine for new wide-body aircraft, with orders exceeding 600 engines.