CF34 Engine Fleet Reaches 50 Million Flight-Hours
Regional Aircraft Installed Base Expected to Double

GE’s fast-growing CF34* engine fleet has now accumulated 50 million flight-hours on the 5,400 engines in service, including 4,000 engines and 44 million hours on regional aircraft.

And, based on the strong demand being forecast, GE projects the engine’s fleet for regional aircraft will double in 10 years. In 2008, GE will deliver nearly 500 CF34 engines for regional aircraft, with the delivery rate growing more than 20% annually in the 2007 to 2010 timeframe.

“The growing CF34 installed base in service fuels our aggressive technology investments to further enhance this fleet’s high reliability and low operating costs,” says Chuck Nugent, general manager for CF34 Engine Programs. “GE is not taking its leadership role in regional aircraft for granted.”

100th OnPoint Agreement
CF34 engines in service are supported by GE’s flexible OnPoint* solutions offerings. In January, GE marked the signing of its 100th OnPoint solution agreement on its CF34 engines for business aircraft.

“We now have more than 120 OnPoint solution agreements providing business aircraft customers with predictable maintenance costs and assured global maintenance support to help them get their aircraft back in the air as soon as possible,” says Bill Hoernschemeyer, sales director for Small Commercial Engines at GE - Aviation. “As an OEM [original equipment manufacturer] service provider, we also offer business aircraft customers extensive hands-on support and access to the latest technology to enable their engines to continue to operate smoothly for many years to come.”

Recent OnPoint Services Activity
• Montreal, Québec-based Air Canada Technical Services (ACTS), an independent full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul service provider, has signed a 10-year OnPoint solutions agreement with GE for material to repair CF34 engines. The agreement covers all life limited and non-life limited parts as well as component repair and used materials for the CF34 engines that ACTS repairs.

• An agreement was reached with Export Development Canada to provide a 15-year program for aircraft prematurely coming off leveraged leases. This solution facilitates the redeployment of aircraft, as assets are pooled as a fleet. And, the aircraft can be moved between customers with less complicated return conditions.

• Working with GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS),
GE - Aviation has developed a component management product for the CF34-8C/E and -10E product lines that gives customers access to rotable Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) in a timely manner through the use of regional pools. This flexible solution also offers component repair utilizing GE’s OEM-approved vendors—all combined under a simple hourly rate program.