GE Aviation has prepared a masterplan for its own engine, senior officer gave information

New Delhi : GE Aerospace has prepared a plan regarding GEnx commercial aviation engines. A senior officer associated with this company has given a statement in this regard. He has said that the company has talked about working on making its engines more flexible and condition-friendly, so that aviation companies can operate them even in adverse conditions.

GE Aerospace's GEnx commercial aviation engines have completed 2 million flight hours with airlines in South Asia. In South Asia, 90 GEnx engines are fitted on wide-body Boeing aircraft of Air India, Vistara and Biman Bangladesh. Of the 2 million flight hours covered by these engines, 90 per cent are from the Air India group. Mahendra Nair, vice president (group) commercial programs at GE Aerospace, told PTI that globally these engines have been used for 51 million flight hours. Their use in India will grow rapidly as more aircraft with these engines are going to enter the market.

Air India plans to induct 20 Boeing 787 aircraft, which will be powered by 40 GEnx engines. The GEnx engines were first delivered to South Asia in 2012. These engines have completed 2 million hours of flying time with South Asian airlines. “In hot and high altitude environments when the air pressure is low, it usually becomes challenging for the engine to operate. So, we have designed the engine in such a way that it can actually operate in such conditions,” Nair said in an interview with PTI in the national capital.

“We make the engines very flexible and adaptable so that airlines can operate them even in extreme conditions,” he said. He said the GEnx engines are playing a key role in supporting aviation growth in South Asia. In India, one of the world's fastest-growing civil aviation markets, these engines are used in Boeing 787 aircraft of Air India and Vistara, a joint venture between Air India and Singapore Airlines.

Vikram Rai, CEO, GE Aerospace South Asia, said, “These engines can help achieve the target of completing 5 million hours of flight in this region. Now the fleet has stabilized and Air India will also add Boeing 787s to its order book.” He also said that the company is constantly working to improve the fuel efficiency, emissions and stability of the engines.