Stretching life: the CF6-80
E&M W hile the design focus of new engines aims at lower lifecycle costs and long on-wing times, ageing engines require more shop visits with alternative solutions. As aviation turbine fuel hits new lows, older engines share a common mantra: Augment remaining life cycle and enhance competence. Neelam Mathews looks at the CF6-80. Nearly 2600 CF6-50, CF6-80A, and CF6- 80C models are currently in operation with some 140 operators that include 115 passenger and cargo airliners with around 990 ƒ‹…ƒˆEn‹gine type includes the 767 and 747-400. Others are the MD-11, A300, A310, Lockheed C-5 Galaxy military transport, and the soon to be developed Kawasaki C2. While over 600 CF6-80E1 engines Šƒ‡ „‡‡ †‡Ž‹ˆ‘ Confidence was renewed last year(2015), when aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation selected the CF6- 80E1 engines to power two new A330-300s, to be delivered in 2017 on long-term lease with EVA Airways Corp. “We have purchased more than 340 engines from GE Aviation and its joint ...