EVENDALE, Ohio -- General Electric Company's CF6-80C2 engine, one of aviation's most successful wide-body aircraft engines, has surpassed 100 million flight hours since entering service in 1985. 

And it has no signs of slowing down. Based on the engine fleet's current flying rate of 866,000 flight hours per month, the engine will reach another 100 million flight hours in less than 10 years. 

"We are thrilled about the performance and staying power of the CF6-80C2," said Colleen Athans, general manager for the CF6 Project. "The engine has demonstrated best-in-class reliability and cost of ownership for our global airline customers. We look forward to the next 100 million hours of distinguished performance." 

The CF6-80C2 engine is one of the world's most reliable and popular jet engines. It powers the Airbus A300 and A310, and Boeing's 767, 747 and MD-11 aircraft with more than 3,300 engines in service at 125 airlines. 

The powerplant is part of GE's best-selling CF6 engine family, powering more than 10 models of commercial wide-body aircraft. In recent years, the engine family has also played a major role in military aviation powering transports, tankers, and surveillance aircraft. CF6 engines have flown more hours than any other wide-body high-bypass engine family. 

GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE), part of GE Transportation of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is one of the world's leading manufacturers of jet engines for civil and military aircraft, including engines produced by CFM International, a 50/50 joint company of Snecma Moteurs and GE. In addition, GEAE provides comprehensive maintenance support, through its GE Engine Services operation, for GE and non-GE jet engines in service throughout the world.