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Kuwait Upgrades its GE Engines
Kuwait Airways has signed an $11 million agreement with General
Electric for Performance Improvement Program (PIP) upgrades of
the GE90-94Bs on its fleet of Boeing 777s. PIP boosts the GE90-94B's
thrust from the standard 85,000- 90,000 pounds thrust to 94,000
pounds thrust, improve exhaust gas temperature margin by over
20ºC and improves fuel burn by 1.6%.
"With the installation of the GE90 PIP kits, Kuwait Airways
will be able to operate nonstop Boeing 777 service from Kuwait
City to New York," commented Muhammad Al-Lamadani, GE's general
manager for Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia.
Six other GE90-90B customers have ordered a total of 106 PIP upgrades,
valued at nearly $200 million.
By Evan Sweetman
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