Republic of Ghana intends to order GEnx Engines for Boeing 787-9 aircraft

The Republic of Ghana announced its intent to purchase GEnx-1B engines for its three Boeing 787 Dreamliners that will be used to re-launch an airline in the African nation. The engine order is valued at more than $150 million list price.  The GEnx’s twin-annular pre-swirl (TAPS) combustor is said to reduce NOx and other regulated gases below today’s regulatory limits thus enhancing durability. As the world’s first commercial engine with both a carbon fibre composite front fan case and fan blades, the GEnx fan module is lighter in weight, corrosion resistant with less line maintenance and improved reliability, and is