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Lan Chile Selects GE Engine For Wide-Body Aircraft

May 29, 1997

EVENDALE, Ohio - LAN Chile, Chile's national airline, has selected GE's CF6-80C2 engine to power three firm and two option Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.

The first three CF6-powered aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 1998.

"We are pleased that LAN Chile chose the CF6-80C2 engine, particularly for this route," said Doug Izarra, GE Aircraft Engines' regional sales director for South America, the Carribbean, and Spain. "Since the aircraft will be flying from Chile to European and Pacific destinations, as well as to Easter Island and Haiti, reliability and extended-range, twin-engine operations (ETOPS) were important factors in its decision."

The CF6-80C2 engine, produced by GE Aircraft Engines, has accumulated approximately 35 million flight hours, with a dispatch reliability rate of 99.94 percent. In addition, the engine's consistently low in-flight shutdown and shop visit rates are unparalleled in its thrust class.

The CF6-80C2 was the first engine in aviation history to receive FAA approval for 180-minute ETOPS on the Boeing 767. ETOPS is defined as the number of minutes from a suitable airport a twin-engine aircraft can fly in the event one engine becomes inoperable. This approval provides far greater route scheduling flexibility by enabling airlines to operate twin-engine aircraft on routes formerly reserved for three- and four-engine aircraft.