EVENDALE, OH - Cathay Pacific Airways have selected GE's GE9X- engines to power 21 Boeing 777-9X aircraft ordered from Boeing. The Hong Kong based airline signed a 15-year OnPointSM solution agreement to cover the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the GE9X engines. 

David Joyce, president and chief executive officer of GE Aviation, said: “Cathay Pacific’s commitment to the GE9X engine is a demonstration of its confidence in our new wide-body engine technologies.

“The new GE9X-powered Boeing 777X family will offer tremendous benefits in performance and fuel efficiencies, and we look forward to working with Boeing to design one of the best wide body aircraft offerings for our customers.” 

Boeing selected the GE9X engine to power its new 777X family in March, more than 550 GE9X engines have been ordered by five customers: Lufthansa, Etihad Airways, Emirates, Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific. The engine orders are valued at more than $21 billion list price.

The GE9X engine for Boeing's 777X family will be in the 100,000-pound thrust class with a 10 percent improvement in fuel burn over today's GE90-115B.

OnPoint solutions are customized service agreement and may include overhaul, on wing support, new and used serviceable parts, component repair, technology upgrades, engine leasing, integrated systems support and diagnostics and integrated systems.