“This is a remarkable achievement for the CF34 engine family,” said Chuck Nugent, general manager of the CF34 program at GE Aviation. ” As we look to the future, we are confident that the CF34 is — and will continue to be — the right choice for our customers’ fleets, offering reliability, performance and value.”
Every 8 seconds, a GE CF34-powered aircraft takes off somewhere in the world. On a daily basis, CF34 engines travel the equivalent of 210 times around the planet and carry 500,000 passengers to their destinations. With a dispatch reliability rate of 99.95% and more than 50 million flight-hours, the CF34 engine epitomizes the reliability and durability necessary for high-cycle operation.
The CF34 engine has benefited from GE’s extensive research and development investments. Since the first CF34-3B1 engine entered service in 1995, GE has enhanced the engine’s design and improved fuel consumption. The latest engine model, the CF34-10E, has 9% lower fuel consumption than the original -3B1 model.
For the next-generation CF34 engine, GE plans to further reduce fuel consumption by 15% compared with the CF34-10E engine. The technology program will maintain CF34’s tradition of world-class reliability for high cycle use and will incorporate GE’s eCore technologies, including 3-D aero design airfoils, advanced materials, and the next-generation TAPS combustor for reduced emissions. Core testing began in 2009. The engine could enter service as early as 2015.
