EVENDALE, OHIO - GE Engine Services (GEES) has named Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) of Japan an "Authorized CF34TM Service Provider" for GE Aircraft Engines best-selling CF34-3 and CF34-8 engines.
As an "Authorized CF34TM Service Provider," IHI will offer CF34 operators another source of engine maintenance services performed to GEES quality standards. The agreement provides IHI with GEES' full technical support, including training, engine manuals, and equipment. In addition, the agreement provides IHI with access to GE spare parts and component repairs, ensuring leading edge technology for IHI's overhaul process and providing CF34 operators with the highest excellence in maintenance quality. The agreement also enables IHI to perform GE warranty repairs.
"We are delighted that IHI will be working with GEES to provide customers with quality CF34 engine maintenance," said Dan Heintzelman, president and CEO of GE Engine Services. "Our goal is to provide our CF34 customers with greater flexibility without substituting quality to meet their operational needs around the world."
IHI, the largest aircraft engine manufacturer in Japan, has been involved in a number of GE engine programs over the past several decades and is currently a revenue-sharing participant including design, development, engine test and manufacturing on the CF34 and GE90 engine programs.
With the growing demand for CF34 repair and overhaul, GEES selected IHI as an independent service provider located in the Asia-Pacific region based on the company's ability to provide CF34 worldwide customers with an additional service option with the technical expertise and quality that customers expect from GEES. GEES currently offers CF34 maintenance and overhaul at its Strother service facility, near Arkansas City, Kansas.
Today, the CF34 engine family powers 50-, 70-, and 90-passenger regional jets in operation or under development by Bombardier, Fairchild Dornier, and Embraer. GEAE currently has a firm and option order backlog of nearly 5,000 regional jet engines.
Entering airline service in 1992, the CF34 has helped airlines achieve dramatic business growth and profitability and has contributed significantly to the success of the regional jet. The 9,000-pound (40-kN) thrust-class CF34-3 powers the Bombardier CRJ-100/200 regional airliners and the Challenger 601 and 604 business jets. GE's CF34-8 series engines, rated in the 14,000-pound (62-kN) thrust class, power Bombardier CRJ700, the Bombardier CRJ900, Fairchild Dornier 728 and the EMBRAER 170. The 18,000-pound (80-kN) thrust-class CF34-10 will power the Fairchild Dornier 928 and the EMBRAER 190.
GEAE, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is the world's leading manufacturer of jet engines for civil and military aircraft, including engines produced by CFM International, a 50/50 joint company of Snecma Moteurs of France and GE. GEAE also manufactures gas turbines, derived from its highly successful jet engine programs, for marine and industrial applications. In addition, GEAE provides comprehensive maintenance support, through its GE Engine Services operation, for GE and non-GE jet engines in service throughout the world. Visit GEAE online at: http://www.geae.com.