Emirates Orders Fleet of GEnx-powered Boeing 747-8

GEAE.com ^ | October 16, 2006 | Staff

[Paleo Conservative]

October 16, 2006 -- EVENDALE, OHIO -- Emirates has finalized an agreement to purchase 10 Boeing 747-8 freighters, powered by GEnx engines. The purchase agreement for the 45 GEnx engines is valued at more than $600 million (USD). Delivery is scheduled to begin in 2010.

Emirates has also signed an 10-year, $300 million OnPointSM Solutions agreement for the maintenance and overhaul of the GEnx fleet.

Emirates and General Electric have established a strong relationship and cooperation. As one of the world's fasting growing international airlines, the company operates CF6-powered Airbus A310s, CFM56-powered A340s, and GE90-powered 777-300ERs with an additional 46 GE90-powered 777 aircraft on order. The airline is also the largest customer for the Airbus A380 and the Engine Alliance's GP7200 engines with 45 A380s on order.

To enhance the engine maintenance requirements of its growing fleet, Emirates is building a new jet engine testing facility in Dubai, designed and managed in cooperation with GE. Opening next year, the facility will be the only one of its size in the Middle East and will be capable of testing aircraft engines up to 150,000 pounds of thrust.

"Emirates and GE have worked together to ensure the airline has had great success flying GE-powered aircraft," said Scott Donnelly, President and CEO of GE-Aviation. "We will continue to work together to ensure the GEnx has this same level of success with Emirates."

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.

Powering the new Boeing 747-8F, the GEnx provides significantly better specific fuel consumption and payload performance than the CF6. The GEnx engine is the world's only jet engine with both a front fan case and fan blades made of composites, which provide for greater engine durability, weight reduction and lower operating costs. The GEnx also features a new combustor for efficient fuel mixing prior to ignition, resulting in significantly lower oxides of nitrogen (Nox) levels.

The GEnx and the GE90 are part of GE's "ecomagination" product portfolio-GE's commitment to develop new, cost-effective technologies that enhance customers' environmental and operating performance.

GE - Aviation, an operating unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is one of the world's leading manufacturers of jet engines for civil and military aircraft. GE is also the world's leading provider of maintenance and support services for jet engines.

SMOnPoint is a service mark of General Electric Company.

[MARKUSPRIME]

Airbust!

[kinoxi]

Tough call.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

I take it these would of been orders for the A380 freighter.

More pain for Airbust.

[Paleo Conservative]

If you want on or off my aerospace ping list, please contact me by Freep mail.

[Cicero]

More good news.

[Joe Boucher]

Very good post there markusprime.
So goes airbus, so goes the pride of socialist france germany et al.

[Paleo Conservative]

Follow this link to the GEnx Theater.

[Yo-Yo]

As if Emirates had a choice after announcing the 747-8F purchase. GENx engines are the sole choice.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

And just think.... the Ex CEO of Airust said last year that there would never be any orders for the 747-8I Pax version... EAT CROW Airust..

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Opps...... my mistake,,, I thought this was a order for the 747-8I pax version.... my bad.

[R.W.Ratikal]

Great news! During World War II the GE plant in Evendale, just outside downtown Cincinnati, was the Wright Aeronautical Aircraft Engine Plant. It turned out aircraft engines for the U. S. armed forces.

My mother ran a milling machine there and worked on the night shift. Women "maned" these factories. I remember we received an "A" gas ration sticker because mom worked at a war plant. With an A sticker you could buy 20 gallons of gas a week. Gas was 13 cents a gallon. (Notice, they did not call it a "defense" plant.)

BTW, the U. S. has not won a war since 1948 when the U. S. War Department's name was changed to the Defense Department.

[phantomworker]

(Notice, they did not call it a "defense" plant.)

Interesting distinction. Cool story. :)

[gpapa]

My late aunt Margie worked in the Evandale plant as a welder. She always was very proud of her service there.

[Seaplaner]

Dang, we coulda gotten A380s

You know, once they fix the wings.

And the tail

And that pesky wiring

And remove 5 tonnes from...somewhere

Oh, and get the fuel economy and range up to where...

Nah, let's just do Boeings.

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[Paleo Conservative]

Opps...... my mistake,,, I thought this was a order for the 747-8I pax version.... my bad.

They have just firmed up the configuration of the 747-8I. The extra aerodynamic performance Boeing found in the wing will allow them to get at least 8,000 nautical miles range while making the 747-8I the same length as the 747-8F. Only QANTAS was interested in 8,300 nm range with the original configuration. Of course with the extra stretch, there will be room for fuel tanks tanks in the cargo hold for those airlines wanting the maximum range performance and still having as much cargo space as the original 747-8I would have had. Making the freighter and passenger models share the same wing an fuselage length with increase the residual value of the passenger models as they later get converted to freighters.

[G-Man 1]

To post #12: The "A" sticker for gas was the lowest priority sticker. The next up was the "B" sticker and so on depending on the pirority.

[GOP_1900AD]

Really fast turboprop ... no need for propfans .... standard turbofans have taken the niche.