TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Uzbekistan Airways has accepted delivery of Central Asia’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner powered by GEnx-1B engines. Planned to enter service immediately, the new airplane is the first passenger airliner based in Uzbekistan to be equipped with GE Aviation engines. The first of two Boeing 787 Dreamliners ordered by the airline arrived in Tashkent amid nationwide festivities to mark the country’s 25th year of independence.
To date, more than 1,600 GEnx-1B engines have been sold worldwide. Compared to GE's CF6 engine, the GEnx engine offers up to 15 percent better fuel efficiency, which translates to 15 percent less CO2. The GEnx's innovative twin-annular pre-swirl (TAPS) combustor dramatically reduces NOx gases as much as 55 percent below today's regulatory limits and other regulated gases as much as 90 percent. Based on the ratio of decibels to pounds of thrust, the GEnx is the quietest engine GE produces due to the large, more efficient fan blades that operate at slower tip speed, resulting in about 40 percent lower noise levels.
“We are pleased that in September, Uzbekistan Airways passengers will be able to appreciate the new level of comfort of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner equipped with GEnx-1B engines, which are specially designed for this type of aircraft,” said Valery Tan, General Director, Uzbekistan Airways.
“GE Aviation is proud to see the first GEnx-1B-powered Boeing 787 in Central Asia joining the fleet of Uzbekistan Airways. The advanced technologies in the GEnx-1B engine enhance performance and efficiency, while lowering fuel consumption, emissions, and noise,” said Muhammad Al-Lamadani, GE Aviation Senior Executive and General Manager for the Middle East, Russia/CIS, and Turkey.
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