Installed On New Boeing 747-400F

Nippon Cargo Airlines recently took delivery of its first General Electric CF6-80C2 engines incorporating a new, high-pressure turbine upgrade.

The turbine upgrade, part of GE's new Tech CF6 program, was installed in engines for the airline's new Boeing 747-400F aircraft. Nippon Cargo ordered four 747-400F aircraft, and the first was delivered today. The remaining three will be delivered between now and February 2009.

In 2006, GE launched the Tech CF6 program to incorporate advanced technology into the high-pressure turbine (HPT), combustor and high-pressure compressor (HPC) areas. The new HPT technologies, now standard on CF6-80C2 production engines and available as an upgrade, include airfoil-cooling advancements to enhance operational reliability and improve fuel burn retention. The combustor and HPC advancements are also available as an upgrade option to incorporate into existing CF6-80C2 fleets.

"Nippon Cargo Airlines is a long-standing CF6 customer and a launch customer for the GEnx-powered Boeing 747-8 aircraft as well," says Colleen Athans, general manager of the CF6 Project at GE. "The Tech CF6 upgrade results from GE's continuing R&D investments and our commitment to infusing the latest technology into our existing engine lines."

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