Afriqiyah Airways orders GE's CF6 engines for Airbus A330 fleet

Afriqiyah Airways has ordered GE’s CF6-80E1 engines to power its three firm and three option Airbus A330 aircraft. The firm engine order is valued at more than $100 million list price. Deliveries will begin in May 2009. Based in Tripoli, Afriqiyah Airways is 100 percent controlled by the Libyan government. The company started in December 2001 and has expanded operations to include domestic and international routes from Africa to Europe.