EVENDALE, OHIO-Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has selected GE CF6-80C2 engines to power two additional Boeing 747-400F aircraft. The engine deal is valued at more than $80 million USD.
This order of two additional B747-400Fs will give NCA ten new B747-400Fs all powered by GE CF6-80C2 engines to replace 747 classic freighters powered by GE CF6-50 engines that are currently in operation.
NCA began operating two B747-400Fs last year and now offers direct flights from Japan to Europe on these aircraft. Six more B747-400Fs will be delivered over the next few years. The additional two aircraft from this order will be delivered in 2008 and 2009.
NCA has increased its order to better respond to environmental concerns and business opportunities, such as the opening of the new runway at Haneda Airport and the extension of the existing runway at Narita Airport.
GE's CF6 engine family has been the most reliable and best-selling commercial engine on wide-body aircraft. CF6 engines have flown more than 115 million hours, which is more than any other high-bypass turbofan engine family. The engine powers more than 10 models of wide-body aircraft. In recent years, the engine family has also played a major role in military aviation, powering transports, tankers and surveillance aircraft.
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 also is a world-leading provider of maintenance and support services for jet engines.