MTU Aero Engines takes stake in GEnx for Boeing 787 and Boeing 747-8

MTU Aero Engines is taking an approximate 6.6% role in General Electric’s GEnx engine to power the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental airliner and the Boeing 747-8 Freighter. MTU Aero Engines will be manufacturing and assuming design responsibility for the engine’s turbine center frame. MTU estimates that the deal will generate over 11 billion euros in revenue, taken over the life of the program. About 1,150 engines are already on firm order or option.