The GE90 engine celebrates 25 years of service.
GE Aviation’s GE90 engine celebrates 25 years of service today, and GE expects the technological pioneer engine to continue powering aircraft for decades to come.
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On November 17, 1995, the GE90 entered service on the Boeing 777, powering a British Airways flight between London and Dubai.
The GE90 engine has been among the most reliable in the industry with a world class dispatch reliability rate of 99.97 percent. In July, the engine family surpassed 100 million flight hours.
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“We are excited to celebrate another GE90 milestone and would like to congratulate everyone involved in the engine’s success,” said Mike Kauffman, GE Aviation’s GE90 program general manager. “We continue to deliver these extremely reliable engines and our dedicated product support team will maintain the GE90 for many years to come, providing maximum value throughout its lifecycle.”
GE has delivered more than 2,800 GE90 -94B and upgraded -115B engines to 70 operators around the world. The engine family powers all Boeing 777 models and is the exclusive powerplant on the 777-300ER, -200LR, and 777F.
The GE90 engine held the world record as the most powerful jet engine for 17 years at 127,900 pounds of thrust until the newly-certified GE9X engine achieved the new mark of 134,300 pounds.
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