Nippon Cargo Airlines has taken delivery of its first GE CF6-80C2 engines incorporating a new, high-pressure turbine upgrade.
The turbine upgrade, part of GE’s new Tech CF6 program, was installed in engines for the airline’s new Boeing 747-400F aircraft. Nippon Cargo ordered 10 747-400F aircraft, and the seventh was delivered on May 29th. The remaining three will be delivered between now and February 2009.