Business Wire

CTS Engines Acquires 12 CF6-80 Engines

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CTS Engines, the global leader for mature jet engine maintenance services, announced today that it had completed the acquisition through an affiliate of 12 ...
Flightglobal

CF6-80C2 passes 100 million flight hours and still going strong

GE's CF6-80C2 engine has clocked more than 100 million flight hours since entering service in 1985. And it shows no signs of slowing down. Based on the fleet's current flying rate of 866,000 flight ...
Flightglobal

Lockheed will use GE Aerospace CF6 engine to power future tanker design

American military airframer Lockheed Martin has selected GE Aerospace to provide engines for a planned aerial refueller it hopes to sell to the US Air Force (USAF). Lockheed announced on 6 June its ...
Benzinga.com

Safety Concerns Rise As FAA Alerts Of Possible Counterfeit Parts In GE CF6 Jet Engines: Report

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reportedly released an urgent alert, raising concerns over the potential presence of unauthorized components in specific General Electric Company ...
Aviation Week

Spotlight On CF6 – Aviation’s Workhorse Engine For 45 Years

Sponsored Content Provided By GE The CF6 engine entered service in 1971, with the CF6-6, a 40,000-pound thrust engine that powered American Airlines’ and United Airlines’ DC-10 Series 10 aircraft.
Business Wire

Mobil Jet Oil 387 Approved for Use in GE Aviation CF6 Engines

SPRING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil today announced that Mobil Jet TM Oil 387, a synthetic High Performance Capability turbine engine oil, has been approved by GE Aviation for use in its CF6 ...
Time

American Flight 587: Engine Concerns?

While it will take weeks, even months, for investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board to determine exactly why American Airlines 587 plunged to the ground, some aviation safety ...
Aviation Week

Turkish Airlines orders additional GE CF6 engines

Turkish Airlines (THY) has ordered additional GE CF6-80E1 engines to power its two new Airbus A330-300 aircraft, with options for an additional three A330 aircraft. The maintenance, repair and ...
Yahoo Finance

UPDATE 2-FAA issues alert to inspect some jet engines for unapproved parts

(Adds background on issue in paragraphs 4-5, adds GE comment in paragraphs 7-8, adds request for AOG comment in paragraph 9) Sept 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued an ...
Gizmochina

TCL CF6 Series 4K Fire TV launched with HDR10+ & bezel-less QLED display

The TCL CF6 Series 4K Fire TV has just been announced in some European markets. This new model brings with it QLED display technology that has a bezel less design. So let’s have a look. The company ...
insider.si.edu

Cutaway, Turbofan Engine, General Electric CF6-6

Click to open image viewer. Following the September 1967 commitment of corporate funds to develop the engine, the General Electric CF6-6 turbofan was selected in April 1968 to power the McDonnell ...