The Qantas Group has announced that it had selected the General Electric (GE) GEnx engine to power its Boeing 787 fleet of up to 115 aircraft. "The GEnx was chosen because of its superior performance and environmental impact for the type of operation the Group aircraft will perform," said Chief Financial Officer of Qantas, Mr Peter Gregg.

"The GEnx is 20% more fuel efficient, produces around 20% less carbon dioxide and 40% less nitrous oxide than the engines on our B767 aircraft, and operates with a 50% smaller noise footprint,” he said. "This, combined with the ground breaking technology Boeing is introducing with the B787 aircraft, will ensure that the Qantas Group will have the most efficient and environmentally friendly aircraft available," Mr Gregg added.

So the mighty GE engine keeps rolling forward. Note that Qantas, like British Airways, has long been a Rolls Royce domain. We would have bet RR would win here.

The Qantas Group has announced that it had selected the General Electric (GE) GEnx engine to power its Boeing 787 fleet of up to 115 aircraft. "The GEnx was chosen because of its superior performance and environmental impact for the type of operation the Group aircraft will perform," said Chief Financial Officer of Qantas, Mr Peter Gregg.

"The GEnx is 20% more fuel efficient, produces around 20% less carbon dioxide and 40% less nitrous oxide than the engines on our B767 aircraft, and operates with a 50% smaller noise footprint,” he said. "This, combined with the ground breaking technology Boeing is introducing with the B787 aircraft, will ensure that the Qantas Group will have the most efficient and environmentally friendly aircraft available," Mr Gregg added.

So the mighty GE engine keeps rolling forward. Note that Qantas, like British Airways, has long been a Rolls Royce domain. We would have bet RR would win here.