Overview
- The agreement includes additional spare engines and will take United’s 787 fleet to more than 200 GEnx-powered aircraft.
- GE reports the latest order lifts firm GEnx future deliveries to nearly 1,800 engines plus spares.
- According to GE, the GEnx has logged more than 70 million flight hours and powers roughly two-thirds of 787s in service.
- GE says the engine family is designed for greater durability with increased time on wing and a 99.98% dispatch reliability rate.
- United’s relationship with GE dates to 1968, and the airline operates a wide mix of GE and CFM engines across its fleet.