Latest Variant Will Power Two New Aircraft

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.

"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," said Jahangir Askerov, President of Azerbaijan Airlines. "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 turbofan 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 powers the Boeing 747, 767 and MD-11, as well as the Airbus A300 and A310.

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.

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