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fEATURE FUTURE MRO

The GEnx engine family is the
fastest-selling engine in GE
Aviation history with more than
1,500 engines on order

MTU of Germany, TechSpace Aero of
Belgium, Snecma (SAFRAN Group) of
France and Samsung Techwin of Korea.
The GEnx 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.
On the strength of its GEnx know-how,
AFI KLM E&M is involved in a permanent
exchange with the engine-maker to
improve the product. As a contributor
to the knowledge base set up by GE, AFI
KLM E&M is often asked to be involved
offers customers a choice of facilities fuel consumption, which translates to 15 in documentation changes prior to
and geographies,” says Paul McElhinney, per cent less CO2. The GEnx’s innovative circulation and improvement forums.
president and CEO of GE Aviation’s twin-annular pre-swirl (TAPS) combustor “This is also the strength of a group
Services business. “We are committed to dramatically reduces NOx gases as much like ours, which is simultaneously an
building a next-generation MRO network as 55% below today’s regulatory limits and airline and an MRO, benefitting from
for GEnx that is highly responsive to other regulated gases as much as 90%. precious feedback on operating conditions
customer needs.” Based on the ratio of decibels to pounds of for these engines, “ says de Jong.
The GEnx engine family is the fastest- thrust, the GEnx is the quietest engine GE With this new, dedicated engine line,
selling engine in GE Aviation history with produces due to the large, more efficient fan its trained mechanics and engineers,
more than 1,500 engines on order. The GEnx blades that operate at a slower tip speed, and its certifications; AFI KLM E&M can
production rate is expected to grow by 50% resulting in about 40%lower noise levels. today operate on the GEnx, a capability
this year to nearly 300 engines annually. Revenue-sharing participants on the strengthened by the Zéphyr VBE test cell
Compared to GE’s CF6 engine, the GEnx are IHI Corporation of Japan, GKN at Paris-CDG, which will soon be able to
GEnx engine offers up to 15 per cent better Aerospace Engine Systems of Sweden, receive the VBE for final testing.
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