Qatar Airways Orders GE90-Powered Boeing 777 Freighters

FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW – July 17, 2014 – Qatar Airways ordered four GE90-powered Boeing 777 Freighters, with an option for an additional four 777 Freighters. The firm engine order is valued at more than $250 million (USD) list price.

“The GE90 engine continues to outperform our expectations,” said Chaker Chahrour, vice president and general manager of Global Sales & Marketing at GE Aviation. “The engine was enhanced to reduce fuel burn by 3.6 percent from the 2000 launch specification and is well below international standards on key emissions. It remains one of the most popular engines in the GE portfolio.”

More than 1,500 GE90-115B engines have been ordered by customers for their Boeing 777-300ERs, 777-200LRs and 777 Freighters. At 115,000 pounds of thrust, the GE90-115B engine includes such performance-enhancing features as three-dimensional aerodynamic (3-D aero) compressor and wide-chord, swept composite fan blades for greater efficiency. The dual annular combustor emits no more than 40 percent of the hydrocarbons allowed by today’s international standards.

Snecma of France and IHI Corporation of Japan are revenue-sharing participants in the GE90 program.

The GE90-115B engine is part of GE’s “ecomagination” product portfolio — GE’s commitment to implementing innovative, cost-effective technologies that enhance the customers’ environmental and operating performance.