GE Aerospace’ GEnx engine family, powering the 787 Dreamliner family recently surpassed the 50 million flight hour mark in less than 12 years accumulating nearly 32 million hours since entering service in 2012.
The record is the fastest rate ever for a commercial widebody engine, claims GE.
The GEnx-2B has accumulated 18 million hours since entering service in 2011 on the Boeing 747-8.
“We are thrilled with the performance and staying power of the GEnx engine,” said Dave Kircher, general manager, GEnx program, GE Aerospace. “We appreciate all of our valued customers for helping the GEnx engine hit this milestone and look forward to the next 50 million hours of distinguished performance with operators around the world.”
Combined, the GEnx engine family is currently in service with more than 70 operators around the world and is averaging a total of over 450,000 flight hours monthly. It achieved the 50 million flight hours mark faster than GE’s other widebody engine lines.
The GEnx engine family is the fastest-selling, high-thrust engine in GE history with nearly 3,000 engines in service and on backlog, including spares.