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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

GEnx Orders Top $10 Billion

Joy Finnegan

First Choice Airways has purchased an additional four Boeing 787 Dreamliners, powered by the GEnx engine taking total GEnx orders to 830 for 28 customers, with a list price value of more than $10 billion. This most recent First Choice engine order is valued at more than $125 million.  This is First Choice's third order for GEnx-powered Boeing 787s, bringing its total order to 12 aircraft.  First Choice Airways, a subsidiary of First Choice Holidays PLC, was the first GEnx customer.  Aircraft deliveries to First Choice begin in 2009. The GEnx is part of GE's "ecomagination" product portfolio-GE's commitment to develop new, cost-effective technologies that enhance customers' environmental and operating performance. The GEnx's composite and combustion technologies are unique to the commercial aviation industry. 
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