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Azerbaijan Airlines Selects GE’s CF6 Engines to Power its Boeing 767 Aircraft

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

December 8, 2008

thomas

EVENDALE, OHIO – December 8, 2008 – 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.

Jahangir Askerov, President of Azerbaijan Airlines, said: “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. 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 engine 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
engine powers the Boeing 747, 767 and MD-11 aircraft as well as the
Airbus A300 and A310 aircraft.

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.

GE’s CF6 engines have been among the most utilized and reliable in the
industry. Powering more than 10 models of wide-body aircraft, the engine
family has established an unparalleled record of reliability and has
compiled more than 325 million flight-hours in service with more than
260 customers worldwide.

GE Aviation, an operating unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE),
is a world-leading provider of commercial and military jet engines and
components as well as integrated digital, electric power, and mechanical
systems for aircraft. GE Aviation also has a global service network to
support these offerings. For more information, visit us at
www.ge.com/aviation.

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