Xiamen Airlines Signs TrueChoice Service Agreement for GEnx Engines

SHANGHAI - November 5, 2024 - GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) announced today that Xiamen Airlines signed a TrueChoice™ service agreement at the seventh China International Import Expo that covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul of 35 GEnx engines for the airline's Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

"We are grateful Xiamen Airlines selected GEnx engines to power its 787 Dreamliner fleet and are committed to continue earning the airline's trust in our products and services," said Jason Tonich, Vice President & General Manager, Global Sales & Marketing at GE Aerospace. "Our TrueChoice services and GEnx engines are a winning combination to help the 787 operate with high performance and utilization."

Dong Zhao, chairman of Xiamen Airlines said: "We have long-standing relationship with GE Aerospace and 100% of our fleet is powered by engines of GE Aerospace and CFM international*. Joining hands again, we will continue to reduce fuel consumption and fulfill our commitments to carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals through innovation - providing safe, comfortable and more sustainable travel options to our passengers."

The array of TrueChoice engine maintenance offerings incorporates GE Aerospace capabilities and customizations across an engine's lifecycle. All TrueChoice offerings are supported by GE Aerospace health monitoring capabilities and experience to help reduce maintenance burden and service disruptions.

The GEnx engine family has more than 60 million flight hours since entry into service in 2011 and is the fastest-selling, high-thrust engine in GE history with nearly 3,000 engines in service and in backlog, including spares.

Xiamen Airlines currently operates a fleet of 12 787s powered by GEnx engines. The airline also operates a fleet of more than 150 aircraft with CFM56, LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines*.

*CFM is a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines

About Xiamen Airlines
Headquartered in Xiamen City, Fujian Province-the southeast coast of China, Xiamen Airlines is founded in 1984 as China's first airline created in accordance with the modern corporate system. After 40 years of sustainable development, Xiamen Airlines has become an airline with distinctive characteristics in China's civil aviation industry. Xiamen Airlines, a member of the SkyTeam Alliance with an air carrier code of "MF", has an annual passenger traffic volume of nearly 40 million passengers, attracts more than 10 million passengers on its frequent flyer program - Egret Miles. Xiamen Airlines currently operates around 350 domestic and international routes, which forms a network covering the entire China and with a strong presence in Southeast and Northeast Asia. In recent years, as new intercontinental routes to Amsterdam, Sydney, New York, Los Angeles, etc. were opened consecutively, our network has prospered and reached Europe, America and Oceania, and extended to all major destinations around the world via SkyTeam Alliance.

About GE Aerospace
GE Aerospace is a world-leading provider of jet engines, components and systems for commercial and military aircraft with a global service network to support these offerings. GE Aerospace and its joint ventures have an installed base of more than 44,000 commercial and 26,000 military aircraft engines, and the business is playing a vital role in shaping the future of flight.
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