General Electric CF34/TF34

Turbofans
Small (<10k lbst)
Medium (10k–25k lbst)
May 2022

Program Briefing
The wildly successful General
Electric CF34 turbine is a mid-range,
high-bypass-ratio fan targeting the
large business jet and regional jet
markets. The CF34 has been scaled
from 8,500- to 18,500-lbst, compet-
ing with the Rolls-Royce AE3007
and RB282, and P&WC PW300 at its
lower end and the Rolls-Royce
BR700 and PowerJet SaM146 at the Quick Specs:
upper end. A civil version of the Power Class: 8,650 – 18,750 lbst (38.5 – 83.4 kN)
TF34 found on the Fairchild A-10 at- Bypass & Pressure Ratios: 4.9:1 – 6.2:1 & 21:1 – 29:1
tack aircraft, the engine’s first com- Airflow: 320 – 446 lb/sec (145 – 202 kg/sec)
mercial application was the Chal-
SFC: 0.345 – 0.390 lb/lbst-hr (10 – 11 mg/Ns)
lenger 601 in 1980.
The proven reliability and low Configuration: 1 F; 8A – 10A HPC; Annular; 2A HPT; 4A LPT
cost of ownership of the CF34 family
has won over the regional jet manu- service aboard the Embraer 190 in We are not ready to include signif-
facturers whose clients generally live early 2005. icant orders for the Chinese ARJ21,
on razor-thin profit margins and can- The CF34 won the coveted com- although we are a little more bullish
not afford any surprises. We see no petition to power the COMAC compared to our last forecast update.
immediate competition for the en- ARJ21 "People's RJ" (Safran, Rolls- The CF34 ultimately will be sup-
gine until GE's own Passport (see re- Royce and P&WC were the losers), planted by the company’s new Pass-
port) hits the market. but we think the development sched- port (see report herein) down the line,
The latest variant in the family, ule is exceedingly optimistic and the however. We project deliveries of
the CF34-10E, is an 18,500-lbst fan, chance that the aircraft never goes 893 CF34s over the next 10 years,
which received its FAA type certifi- beyond the low-rate series produc- with an estimated retail value of $3.3
cation in March 2005 and entered tion phase is not insignificant. billion.

Manufacturers
General Electric Co.
GE Aviation
1 Neumann Way
Cincinnati, OH 45215-6301
tel: (513) 243-2000
website: www.geae.com

Summary Forecast
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Total
Units Produced 156 170 162 153 115 55 22 22 21 17 893
Value (2022 $ Millions) 579.0 631.8 609.1 580.2 445.4 214.2 74.8 74.8 71.4 57.8 3,338.4

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Risk-Sharing Partners
• Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy In-
dustries: 30% share in CF34-8C
on the CRJ700.

Subcontractors
• Aero Decals, Palm Bay, FL, • Honeywell: main engine start • Schenck Trebel Corp., Deer Park,
USA—placards, ID plated mark- system, thrust reverser actuation NY, USA—dynamic balancing
ings. system. machines.
• Allen Aircraft Products, Inc., Ra- • Kawasaki Heavy Industries: en- • Sealtron Inc., Cincinnati, OH,
venna, OH, USA—chip detec- gine pylon. USA—hermetic connectors.
tors. • Kirkhill Elastomers, Brea, CA, • Short Brothers: engine nacelles
• Allfast: rivets on engine nacelles USA—clamping devices. (replacing Vought in early 1994).
• Ametek Aerospace: engine sen- • Laserdyne Systems, Champlin, • Simrit-Aerospace, Santa Ana,
sor suite for CF34-10E on the MN, USA—laser material pro- CA, USA—sealing products.
Embraer 195 cessing systems. • Smiths Aerospace: thrust reverser
• Beldam Crossley Ltd., Bolton, • Lee Products Ltd., Gerrards actuators.
England—seals and gaskets. Cross, England—valves. • Spincraft Inc., New Berlin, WI,
• CSE, Brea, CA, USA—clamping • Middle River Aircraft Systems USA—plugs, nozzles, anti-icing
devices. (GE): thrust reversers on Em- system.
• Derlan Aerospace Canada: acces- braer 190. • Sumitomo Precision: engine heat
sory gearboxes; power takeoff as- • Neomet Ltd., Stockport, Eng- management system on Chal-
semblies. land—honeycomb seals. lenger.
• DuPont Vespel Parts & Shapes, • Omega Technologies Inc., • TA Aerospace, Valencia, CA,
Valley View, OH, USA—VSV Westlake Village, CA, USA— USA—clamping devices.
bushings. universal wrenches, sockets and • Techspace Aero: combustor for
• Engine Components, Turbine adapters. CF34-10.
Fuel Technologies, West Des • PSI Bearings, Simi Valley, CA, • Vibro-Meter: engine vibration
Moines, IA, USA—fuel nozzles. USA—bearings. monitoring system and engine in-
• Goodrich Aerostructures: nacelle • PTI Technologies Inc., Oxnard, terface unit.
systems for CF34-10 on Embraer CA, USA—filters. • Vitta Corp., Bethel, CT, USA—
190/195. • Precision Castparts Corp., Port- brazing materials.
• Haskon Aerospace, Taunton, land, OR, USA—castings. • Vought Aircraft: nacelle acoustic
MA, USA—seals. • Reform Maschinenfabrik, Fulda, panels (for Aermacchi).
• Heroux-Devtek: various compo- Germany—high-speed blade tip • Woodward: fuel nozzles.
nents. grinds.
• Hispano-Suiza: nacelles, trans-
missions.

Technical Description
Components
Layout Compressor HP Turbine
The CF34 is a two-shaft, medium Fourteen stages for the TF34 and Two stage turbine driving the
sized, civil and military (TF34) tur- early models of the CF34 and 10 compressor assembly.
bofan. stages (including blisks) for the -8
models and newer. LP Turbine
Fan Four stage turbine driving the fan.
Single-stage design of between 44 Combustor
and 53 in. Bypass ratio is between Single annular combustor with 18 Other Components
4.9:1 and 6.2:1. The -8C and -10 tur- burners. Models -8 and newer are equipped
bines have wide-chord blades. with a Lockheed Martin FADEC.

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Engine Variants
CF34-3/3A/3A1/3B—The initial the Embraer ERJ-170. The CF34-8D Dornier for installation on the now
production version of the civil CF34, was also selected to power the now cancelled 928 jet.
it is close in design to the TF34. The defunct Fairchild Dornier 728 re-
TF34-GE-100/100A/101—The -100
turbines generate 9,220 lbst and are gional jet.
and -100A power the Fairchild A-10
used on the Canadair Challenger 600
CF34-10A/10E—A further upgrade Thunderbolt. The unaugmented,
and CRJ 100/200 aircraft.
of the turbine to the 17,500-20,000 9,065-lbst engine also was used on
CF34-8C/8E—Building on the suc- lbst range, the -10 touches on the several experimental aircraft. The -
cess of the -3, GE extended the power power range of the larger CFMI 100, based on the CF34-8, is rated at
range of the turbine by around 50% CFM56 and IAE V2500 turbines. 11,000 lbst and has been proposed
by introducing a new compressor, The variant has been selected to for A-10 re-engine program.
modified HP and LP turbines and a power the Embraer ERJ-190 and the
TF34-GE-400—The 9,300 lbst,
FADEC. The 12,500 to 14,500 lbst COMAC ARJ21. As with the -8, the
unaugmented turbine is used aboard
variant has been selected to power -10D was also selected by Fairchild
the Lockheed Martin S-3 Viking.
the Canadair CFJ700 and -900 and

Specifications
(Imperial Units)
Thrust Pressure Bypass Airflow SFC Fan Dia. Length Weight
Model (lbst) Ratio Ratio (lb/sec) (lb/lbst-hr) (in) (in) (lb)
CF34-1A 8,650 n/a 6.2:1 n/a 0.360 44 103 1,625
CF34-3A 9,220 21:1 6.2:1 319.7 0.357 44 103 1,625
CF34-3A1 9,220 21:1 6.2:1 319.7 0.357 44 103 1,625
CF34-3B 9,220 21:1 6.2:1 321.9 0.346 44 103 1,669
CF34-3B1 9,220 21:1 6.2:1 324.1 0.346 44 103 1,669
CF34-8C1 13,790 28:1 4.9:1 441.0 0.370 46 128 2,351
CF34-8C5 14,510 28:1 4.9:1 445.4 0.390 46 128 2,470
CF34-8C5A2 14,500 28:1 4.9:1 445.4 0.390 46 128 2,470
CF34-8C5B1 13,790 28:1 4.9:1 n/a n/a 46 128 n/a
CF34-8D 14,500 28:1 4.9:1 445.4 0.390 46 128 2,470
CF34-8D1 12,500 28:1 4.9:1 445.4 0.390 46 128 2,470
CF34-8D3 12,875 27:1 4.9:1 445.4 0.390 46 128 2,470
CF34-8D6 13,050 28:1 4.9:1 445.4 0.390 46 128 2,470
CF34-8E 14,500 28:1 4.9:1 445.4 0.390 46 128 2,470
CF34-8E2 14,000 28:1 4.9:1 445.4 0.390 46 128 2,470
CF34-8E5 14,510 28:1 4.9:1 445.4 0.392 46 121.2 2,470
CF34-8E5A1 14,000 28:1 4.9:1 445.4 0.393 46 128 2,470
CF34-10A 18,285 29:1 5:1 n/a n/a 53 90 n/a
CF34-10D 18,500 26.7:1 5:1 n/a 0.380 53 90 3,799

Embraer 190 powered by two CF34-10E5s

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CF34-10D5 17,355 29:1 5:1 n/a 0.380 53 90 3,799

CF34-10D6 18,750 29:1 5:1 n/a 0.380 53 90 3,799
CF34-10E 20,000 29:1 5:1 n/a 0.380 53 145.5 3,799
CF34-10E5A1 16,500 26:1 5:1 n/a 0.380 53 90 3,799
TF34-GE-100 9,065 21:1 n/a n/a 0.371 n/a 100 1,440
TF34-GE-400A 9,275 21:1 n/a n/a 0.363 n/a 100 1,478

(Metric Units)
Thrust Pressure Bypass Airflow SFC Fan Dia. Length Weight
Model (kN) Ratio Ratio (kg/sec) (mg/Ns) (m) (m) (kg)
CF34-1A 38.5 n/a 6.2:1 n/a 10 1.1 2.6 737
CF34-3A 41.0 21:1 6.2:1 145.0 10 1.1 2.6 737
CF34-3A1 41.0 21:1 6.2:1 145.0 10 1.1 2.6 737
CF34-3B 41.0 21:1 6.2:1 146.0 10 1.1 2.6 757
CF34-3B1 41.0 21:1 6.2:1 147.0 10 1.1 3.3 757
CF34-8C1 61.3 28:1 4.9:1 200.0 10 1.2 3.3 1,066
CF34-8C5 64.5 28:1 4.9:1 202.0 11 1.2 3.3 1,120
CF34-8C5A2 64.5 28:1 4.9:1 202.0 11 1.2 3.3 1,120
CF34-8C5B1 61.3 28:1 4.9:1 n/a n/a 1.2 3.3 n/a
CF34-8D 64.5 28:1 4.9:1 202.0 11 1.2 3.3 1,120
CF34-8D1 55.6 28:1 4.9:1 202.0 11 1.2 3.3 1,120
CF34-8D3 57.3 27:1 4.9:1 202.0 11 1.2 3.3 1,120
CF34-8D6 58.0 28:1 4.9:1 202.0 11 1.2 3.3 1,120
CF34-8E 64.5 28:1 4.9:1 202.0 11 1.2 3.3 1,120
CF34-8E2 62.3 28:1 4.9:1 202.0 11 1.2 3.3 1,120
CF34-8E5 64.5 28:1 4.9:1 202.0 11 1.2 3.1 1,120
CF34-8E5A1 62.3 28:1 4.9:1 202.0 11 1.2 3.3 1,120
CF34-10A 81.3 29:1 5:1 n/a n/a 1.4 2.3 n/a
CF34-10D 82.3 26.7:1 5:1 n/a 11 1.4 2.3 1,723
CF34-10D5 77.2 29:1 5:1 n/a 11 1.4 2.3 1,723
CF34-10D6 83.4 29:1 5:1 n/a 11 1.4 2.3 1,723
CF34-10E 89.0 29:1 5:1 n/a n/a 1.4 3.7 n/a
CF34-10E5A1 82.3 26.7:1 5:1 n/a 11 1.4 2.3 1,723
TF34-GE-100 40.3 21:1 n/a n/a 11 n/a 2.5 653
TF34-GE-400A 41.3 21:1 n/a n/a 10 n/a 2.5 670

Applications
Engine Aircraft Engines per A/C
CF34-1A American Aviation FanStar (prototype aircraft; JetStar conversion) 2
Bombardier Challenger 601-1A 2
CF34-3A Bombardier Challenger 601-3A 2
CF34-3A1 Bombardier Challenger 601-3R 2
Bombardier Challenger 604 2
Bombardier Challenger 800 (initial version) 2
Bombardier CRJ100 2
CF34-3A2 Bombardier Challenger 601 (engine upgrade) 2
CF34-3B Bombardier Challenger 604 2
CF34-3B1 Bombardier Challenger 604 2
Bombardier Challenger 605 2
Bombardier Challenger 800 2
Bombardier Challenger 850 2
Bombardier CRJ200 2
Bombardier CRJ200B (optional hot-and-high -3B1 variant) 2
Bombardier CRJ200B ER (optional hot-and-high -3B1 variant) 2
Bombardier CRJ200B LR (optional hot-and-high -3B1 variant) 2
Bombardier CRJ200ER 2
Bombardier CRJ200LR 2

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Bombardier CRJ440 2
CF34-3B MTO Bombardier Challenger 650 2
CF34-8C1 Bombardier Challenger 870 2
Bombardier CRJ700 2
Bombardier CRJ701 2
CF34-8C5A1 Bombardier CRJ1000 2
CF34-8C5A2 Bombardier CRJ1000 2
CF34-8C5B1 Bombardier Challenger 890 2
Bombardier CRJ705 2
Bombardier CRJ900 2
CF34-8E5A1 Embraer E-170 2
Embraer E-170 LR 2
Embraer E-170 STD 2
Embraer E-175 AR 2
Embraer E-175 LR 2
Embraer E-175 STD 2
CF34-10 Boeing B-52H (proposed re-engining) 8
CF34-10A COMAC ARJ21-700 2
CF34-10D Fairchild Dornier 928 (canceled) 2
CF34-10E5 Embraer E-195 AR 2
Embraer E-195 LR 2
Embraer E-195 STD 2
CF34-10E5A1 Embraer E-190 AR 2
Embraer E-190 LR 2
Embraer E-190 STD 2
TF34-GE-100 Fairchild A-10A 2
TF34-GE-101 Fairchild A-10C (engine upgrade kits were scheduled for 2009) 2
TF34-GE-400A Lockheed Martin S-3 2
TF34-GE-400B Lockheed Martin S-3 2

Marketing Data
Costs
Estimated Unit List Prices (current dollars, except where noted)

TF34/CF34-1: $1.65 million (1993)

CF34-3 $2.79 million
CF34-8 $4.10 million
CF34-10 $5.58 million

The Competition
The CF34 has competed with the into the field are the Pratt & Whitney GE's new Passport (see report)
Rolls-Royce AE3007 and P&WC Canada PurePower PW800, Power- and NG34 ultimately will replace the
PW300 family at its lower end and Jet SaM146, Safran Silvercrest, and CF34.
the Rolls BR700 series at the upper possibly the Honeywell HTF10000.
end of its power class. New entries

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Delivery History (production engines; estimated)

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
TF34 1 9 17 28 130 254 258 258 235 173
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
TF34 173 173 173 171 124 — — — — —
CF34-1 — — 8 34 34 26 45 43 54 50
Total 173 173 181 205 158 26 45 43 54 50
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
TF34 — 15 15 — — — — — — —
CF34-1 60 48 43 15 — — — — — —
CF34-3 — 2 24 87 121 155 191 222 259 286
Total 60 65 82 102 121 155 191 222 259 286
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
TF34 — — — — — — — — — —
CF34-1 — — — — — — — — — —
CF34-3 313 344 379 377 279 176 111 100 93 81
CF34-8 13 65 111 174 267 302 260 229 265 197
CF34-10 — — — — 7 45 119 186 206 196
Total 326 409 490 551 553 523 490 515 564 474
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
TF34 — — — — — — — — — —
CF34-1 — — — — — — — — — —
CF34-3 87 90 74 73 74 57 57 52 50 40
CF34-8 144 115 88 160 278 292 285 221 203 184
CF34-10 194 202 180 129 66 46 46 55 50 47
Total 425 407 342 362 418 395 388 328 303 271
2020 2021 Total
TF34 — — 2,207
CF34-1 — — 460
CF34-3 27 38 4,281
CF34-8 99 71 4,023
CF34-10 50 46 1,870
Total 176 155 12,841

Order Book
CF34-3A Family
Customer A/C Model Ord./Del. Engine Model/Notes
Air Canada CRJ100 24/24 CF34-3A1
Air Littoral CRJ100 19/19 CF34-3A1
Brit Air CRJ100 20/20 CF34-3A1
Comair CRJ100 110/110 CF34-3A1
Lauda Air CRJ100 8/8 CF34-3A1
Lufthansa CityLine CRJ100 35/35 CF34-3A1
SkyWest Airlines CRJ100 10/10 CF34-3A1
The Fair CRJ100 1/1 CF34-3A1
Total 227/227
CF34-3B Family
Customer A/C Model Ord./Del. Engine Model/Notes
Adria Airways CRJ200 5/5 CF34-3B1
Air Canada CRJ200 17/17 CF34-3B1

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Air Dolomiti CRJ200 5/5 CF34-3B1

Air Nostrum CRJ200 35/35 CF34-3B1
Air Wisconsin CRJ200 64/64 CF34-3B1
Ansett/Kendell CRJ200 12/12 CF34-3B1
Atlantic Southeast Airlines CRJ200 45/45 CF34-3B1
Austrian Arrows CRJ200 13/13 CF34-3B1; engine launch
British European CRJ200 4/4 CF34-3B1
China Eastern Yunnan CRJ200 6/6 CF34-3B1
China Ocean Aviation Challenger 800 1/1 CF34-3B1
Cimber Air CRJ200 2/2 CF34-3B1
Compaq Computer Challenger 800 1/1 CF34-3B1
DAC Air CRJ200 2/2 CF34-3B1
Delta Connection CRJ200 94/94 CF34-3B1
Eurowings CRJ200 12/12 CF34-3B1
Execujet Air Charter Challenger 800 1/1 CF34-3B1
Fruit of the Loom Challenger 800 1/1 CF34-3B1
GECAS CRJ200 5/5 CF34-3B1
Government of China Challenger 800 5/5 CF34-3B1
Independence Air CRJ200 87/87 CF34-3B1
J-Air CRJ200 9/9 CF34-3B1
Lufthansa CityLine CRJ200 10/10 CF34-3B1
Maersk Air CRJ200 11/11 CF34-3B1
Malev CRJ200 4/4 CF34-3B1
Mesa CRJ200 32/32 CF34-3B1
Midway Airlines CRJ200 24/24 CF34-3B1
Northwest Airlines CRJ200 56/56 CF34-3B1
Northwest Airlines CRJ440 86/86 CF34-3B1
Saeaga CRJ200 1/1 CF34-3B1
Shandong Airlines CRJ200 5/5 CF34-3B1
Shanghai Airlines CRJ200 3/3 CF34-3B1
SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 100/100 CF34-3B1
South African Express CRJ200 6/6 CF34-3B1
Southern Winds CRJ200 2/2 CF34-3B1
Styrian Spirit CRJ200 1/1 CF34-3B1
The Fair CRJ200 1/1 CF34-3B1
Unidentified Customer(s) Challenger 800 23/23 CF34-3B1
US Airways CRJ200 35/35 CF34-3B1
Xerox Corp. Challenger 800 1/1 CF34-3B1; launch for Corporate RJ
Total 827/827
CF34-8C Family
Customer A/C Model Ord./Del. Engine Model/Notes
Adria Airways CRJ900 6/6 CF34-8C5B1
Air Canada CRJ705 15/15 CF34-8C5
Air Nostrum CRJ1000 35/35 CF34-8C5A1
Air Nostrum CRJ900 11/11 CF34-8C5B1
Air One CRJ900 10/10 CF34-8C5B1
American Airlines CRJ900 69/54 CF34-8C5B1
American Eagle CRJ701 47/47 CF34-8C1
Arik Air CRJ900 7/7 CF34-8C5B1
Atlantic Southeast Airlines CRJ701 12/12 CF34-8C1
Atlasjet CRJ900 3/3 CF34-8C5B1
Brit Air CRJ1000 14/14 CF34-8C5A1
Brit Air CRJ700 15/15 CF34-8C1
China Express CRJ900 38/38 CF34-8C5B1

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Chorus Aviation CRJ900 5/5 CF34-8C5B1

CIB Leasing CRJ900 5/5 CF34-8C
CityJet CRJ900 10/10 CF34-8C5B1
Comair CRJ700 20/20 CF34-8C1; Delta connector
Delta Air Lines CRJ900 60/60 CF34-8C5B1
Delta Connection CRJ701 30/30 CF34-8C1
Delta Connection CRJ900 44/44 CF34-8C5B1
Eurowings CRJ900 15/15 CF34-8C5B1
Felix Airways CRJ701 2/2 CF34-8C1
Garuda Indonesia CRJ1000 6/6 CF34-8C5A1
Government of Iraq CRJ900 6/6 CF34-8C5B1
Horizon Air CRJ700 20/20 CF34-8C1
Libyan Airlines CRJ900 5/5 CF34-8C5B1
Lufthansa CityLine CRJ700 20/20 CF34-8C1
Lufthansa CityLine CRJ900 12/12 CF34-8C5B1
Macedonian CRJ900 1/1 CF34-8C5B1
Maersk Air CRJ701 5/5 CF34-8C1
Mesa CRJ701 20/20 CF34-8C1
Mesa CRJ900 38/38 CF34-8C5B1
My Way CRJ900 4/4 CF34-8C5B1
Nordic Aviation Capital CRJ1000 12/12 CF34-8C5A1
Northwest Airlines CRJ900 36/36 CF34-8C5B1
Pluna CRJ900 13/13 CF34-8C5B1
RwandAir CRJ900 2/2 CF34-8C5B1
SAS Scandinavian CRJ900 12/12 CF34-8C5B1
Shandong Airlines CRJ701 2/2 CF34-8C1
SkyWest Airlines CRJ700 79/79 CF34-8C1
SkyWest Airlines CRJ900 21/21 CF34-8C5B1
Styrian Spirit CRJ701 1/1 CF34-8C5B1; first customer for engine
variant
Tartarstan CRJ900 2/2 CF34-8C5B1
Tuninter CRJ900 1/1 CF34-8C5B1
Uganda Airlines CRJ900 4/4 CF34-8C5B1
US Airways CRJ705 8/8 CF34-8C1
Unidentified Customer(s) CRJ701 18/18 CF34-8C1
Unidentified Customer(s) CRJ900 6/6 CF34-8C5B1
Subtotal CRJ700 346/346
Subtotal CRJ900 478/478
Subtotal CRJ1000 63/63
Total 887/887
CF34-8E Family (as of 2Q2022)
Customer A/C Model Ord./Del. Engine Model/Notes
Air Canada E175 15/15 CF34-8E5
Air Lease E175 8/8 CF34-8E5
Air North E170 1/1 CF34-8E5
Alitalia E170 6/6 CF34-8E5
Alitalia E175 2/2 CF34-8E5
American Airlines E175 101/98 CF34-8E5
BA City Flyer E170 6/6 CF34-8E5
Belavia E175 1/1 CF34-8E5
Cirrus E170 1/1 CF34-8E5
CIT E175 4/4 CF34-8E5
ECC E170 6/6 CF34-8E5
ECC E175 1/1 CF34-8E5

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Egyptair E170 12/12 CF34-8E5

Finnair E170 10/10 CF34-8E5
Flybe E175 11/11 CF34-8E5
Fuji Dream E175 2/2 CF34-8E5
GECAS E170 9/9 CF34-8E5
GECAS E175 5/5 CF34-8E5
Horizon Air/Alaska E175 50/30 CF34-8E5
Japan Air Lines E170 18/18 CF34-8E5
KLM Cityhopper E175 17/17 CF34-8E5
LOT Polish Airlines E170 6/6 CF34-8E5
LOT Polish Airlines E175 12/12 CF34-8E5
Mauretania E175 2/2 CF34-8E5
Mesa E175 7/7 CF34-8E5
Nordic Aviation Capital/Aldus E175 2/2 CF34-8E5
Nordic Aviation Capital/Jetscape E170 1/1 CF34-8E5
Nordic Aviation Capital/Jetscape E175 4/4 CF34-8E5
Northwest Airlines E175 36/36 CF34-8E5
Oman Air E175 5/5 CF34-8E5
Overland Airways E175 3/— CF34-8E5
Petro Air E170 2/2 CF34-8E5
Regional E170 10/10 CF34-8E5
Republic Airways E170 48/48 CF34-8E5
Republic Airways E175 223/123 CF34-8E5
Royal Jordanian E175 2/2 CF34-8E5
Satena E170 1/1 CF34-8E5
Saudi Arabian Airlines E170 15/15 CF34-8E5
Sirte Oil E170 1/1 CF34-8E5
SkyWest E175 209/192 CF34-8E5
Suzuyo E170 2/2 CF34-8E5
Suzuyo E175 11/11 CF34-8E5
TAME E170 2/2 CF34-8E5
TRIP E175 5/5 CF34-8E5
United Airlines E175 110/110 CF34-8E5
US Airways E170 28/28 CF34-8E5
Virgin Australia E170 6/6 CF34-8E5
Subtotal E170 191/191
Subtotal E175 848/705
Total 1,039/896
CF34-10A Family
The ARJ21 order book is not publicly available. COMAC has claimed up to 616 orders for the ARJ21, but this
seems to include options and LoIs. Only identifiable (but not necessarily firm) orders have been listed below. Orders
total approximately 305 aircraft.
Customer A/C Model Ord./Del. Engine Model/Notes
Air China ARJ21-700 35/4 CF34-10A
Institute of Electronics/China
Academy of Sciences ARJ21-700 2/— CF34-10A
Chengdu Airlines ARJ21-700 30/21 CF34-10A
China Aircraft Leasing
(for TransNusa) ARJ21-700 30/— CF34-10A
China Southern ARJ21-700 35/3 CF34-10A
China Flight General Aviation ARJ21-700 2/1 CF34-10A
Congo Government ARJ21-700 4/— CF34-10A
GECAS ARJ21-700 5/— CF34-10A; 20 options

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Genghis Khan Airlines ARJ21-700 25/4 CF34-10A; first delivery 2-2019

Hebei Airlines ARJ21-700 10/— CF34-10A
Joy Air ARJ21-700 50/— CF34-10A
Jiangxi Airlines ARJ21-700 5/4 CF34-10A
OTT Airlines (China Eastern) ARJ21-700 30/6 CF34-10A
Shandong Airlines ARJ21-700 10/— CF34-10A
Shenzhen Financial Leasing ARJ21-700 20/— CF34-10A
United Eagle Airlines ARJ21-700 30/— CF34-10A
Urumqi Airlines ARJ21-700 20/1 CF34-10A
CF34-10E Family (as of 2Q2022)
Customer A/C Model Ord./Del. Engine Model/Notes
Aero República E190 5/5 CF34-10E
Aeromexico E190 12/12 CF34-10E
Air Astana E190 2/2 CF34-10E
Air Canada E190 45/45 CF34-10E
Air Caraibes E190 1/1 CF34-10E
Air Lease E190 23/23 CF34-10E
Air Moldova E190 1/1 CF34-10E
Arkia E195 1/1 CF34-10E
Augsburg E190 2/2 CF34-10E
Aurigny E195 1/1 CF34-10E
Austral Líneas Aéreas E190 22/22 CF34-10E
AZAL E190 4/4 CF34-10E
Azul E190 5/5 CF34-10E
Azul E195 59/59 CF34-10E
BA City Flyer E190 9/9 CF34-10E
Belavia E195 4/4 CF34-10E
BOC Aviation E190 14/14 CF34-10E
BOC Aviation E195 1/1 CF34-10E
China Southern Airlines E190 20/20 CF34-10E
CIAF E190 3/— CF34-10E
CIT Leasing E190 7/7 CF34-10E
Conviasa E190 16/16 CF34-10E
COPA Airlines E190 15/15 CF34-10E
Dnoproavia E`90 5/5 CF34-10E
ECC Leasing E190 1/1 CF34-10E
Finnair E190 12/12 CF34-10E
Flybe E195 14/14 CF34-10E
GECAS E190 27/27 CF34-10E
GECAS E195 12/12 CF34-10E
Globalia E195 12/12 CF34-10E
Guizhou Airlines E190 9/9 CF34-10E
Hainan Airlines E190 50/50 CF34-10E
Hainan Airlines E195 20/20 CF34-10E
Hebei Airlines E190 6/6 CF34-10E
Japan Air Lines E190 14/14 CF34-10E
JetBlue Airways E190 64/64 CF34-10E
Kenya Airways E190 10/10 CF34-10E
KLM Cityhopper E190 26/26 CF34-10E
KunPeng Airlines E190 5/5 CF34-10E
LAM E190 2/2 CF34-10E
LOT Polish Airlines E195 4/4 CF34-10E
Lufthansa E190 9/9 CF34-10E
Lufthansa E195 34/34 CF34-10E

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M1 Travel E190 8/8 CF34-10E

Montenegro E195 1/1 CF34-10E
NAS Air E190 3/3 CF34-10E
NIKI E190 7/7 CF34-10E
Nordic Aviation Capital/Aldus E190 21/21 CF34-8E5
Nordic Aviation Capital/Aldus E195 4/4 CF34-8E5
Nordic Aviation Capital/Jetscape E190 9/9 CF34-8E5
Nordic Aviation Capital/Jetscape E195 2/2 CF34-10E
Regional E190 10/10 CF34-10E
Republic Airways E190 2/2 CF34-10E
Royal Jordanian E195 2/2 CF34-10E
TACA E190 11/11 CF34-10E
TAME E190 3/3 CF34-10E
TRIP E190 3/3 CF34-10E
TRIP E195 1/1 CF34-10E
US Airways E190 25/25 CF34-10E
Virgin Australia E190 18/18 CF34-10E
Virgin Nigeria E190 2/2 CF34-10E
Subtotal E190 568/565
Subtotal E195 172/172
Total 740/737
TF34 Family
Customer A/C Model Ord./Del. Engine Model/Notes
US Air Force S-3A 196/196 TF34-GE-400A/B
US Air Force A-10A/C 724/724 TF34-GE-100/101

Contract Briefs
Below is a listing of US military last 10 completed fiscal years and DoD prime contracts with a base
prime contracting actions involving through the date at the top of this re- value of $7 million or more.
the TF34 program that have been an- port. These actions include the award
nounced by the Pentagon during the of, or modification to, all unclassified

Date Contract Number Obligation Details

General Electric, GE Aviation

04/13/2020 SPE4AX-20-D-9002 $138,237,708 firm-fixed-price, requirements type contract action issued by the Defense
Logistics Agency - Aviation, Philadelphia, PA [Defensewide] for supplies
related to the TF34 engine. Work will be performed in Ohio. The contract
is scheduled to be completed by 9/30/2025. Program involvement: TF34,
A-10.

Milestones
Date Milestone
1965 development of TF34 commences
April 1968 TF34 chosen for S-3A
January 1973 TF34 chosen for A-10A
April 1976 CF34 program announced by GE
January 1980 CF34-1A chosen for Challenger 601
August 1982 CF34-1A certificated by FAA
March 1983 Challenger 601/CF34-1A certificated by FAA

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September 1986 CF34-3A certificated by FAA

April 1987 Challenger 601-3A certificated bf FAA/CAA
September 1986 first flight of Challenger 601-3A/CF34-3A
July 1991 CF34-3A1 certificated by FAA
1992 Bombardier CRJ100/CF34-3 enters regional service
May 1995 CF34-3B/-3B1 certificated by FAA
Summer 1995 CF34-3B certificated by FAA
April 1996 CF34-8C program launched
February 1998 first run of CF34-8C
June 1999 CF34-8E and CF34-10E programs officially launched
November 1999 CF34-8C1 certificated by FAA
2001 CRJ700/CF34-8 enters service
November 2000 First CF34-8E to test
February 2002 First flight of CF34-8E
April 2002 CF34-8E certificated by FAA
3Q 2002 First CF34-10E to test
November 2002 ACAC selects CF34-10A for ARJ21
February 2004 ERJ 170/CF34-8E certificated by FAA
March 2004 ERJ 170/CF34-8E enters service
2Q 2004 CF34-10E awarded FAA type certification
July 19, 2004 CF34-8C1 reaches one-million-flight-hour milestone
Mar 3, 2006 CF34-1A/3A/3A2 upgrade program announced
Oct. 17, 2007 CF34-10A First Engine to Test (FETT)
Dec. 21, 2007 ARJ21-700 rolled out
Sept. 3, 2008 First flight of CRJ1000 powered by CF34-8C5
Nov. 24, 2008 CF34 fleet reaches 50 million hours
Nov. 28, 2008 First flight of ARJ21
Aug. 12, 2010 CF34-3A2 upgrade offered
Dec. 30, 2014 ARJ21-700 receives Chinese type certification
Nov. 16, 2015 Aviall gets exclusive support of CF34-3
Dec. 22, 2020 SkyWest Airlines CF34 fleet reaches 25 million flight hours

Program Overview
Background
Early History/TF34 aboard the Canadair Challenger 601 Canadian company to develop fur-
The TF34 program began in the (and later 604). Reliability problems ther stretch versions, the 700 and
mid-1960s and flew for the first time of the ALF502 led Canadair to seek 900. To provide power for the larger
in 1971. The turbine was selected to other alternatives. aircraft GE went about the business
power the Fairchild A-10 and the The success of the 601 led Cana- of upgrading the 25-year-old design
Lockheed Martin S-3. Production for dair to design a stretch version, even- and came up with the -8 model.
the military versions of the aircraft tually named the CRJ. The CF34 was Somewhat fortuitously, the com-
ended in 1984. the natural selection for the aircraft, pany hit the jackpot with the -8 and
albeit a slightly underpowered one. later -10 series which happened into
CF34 for Challenger/CRJ the market just when the 70 to 100
Just before the termination of the New Engine Variants & seat regional jet market was finally
military production run, GE's long- Applications taking off.
time effort to launch a civilian ver- As with the original CRJ, the suc- The company was also able to win
sion of the turbine met success cess of the initial RJ models led the the competitions for the Embraer

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170/190, the Fairchild Dornier 1A/3A/3A2 engines powering Chal- GE Aviation Unveils New
728/928 (later cancelled). lenger 601 aircraft. The modification Upgrade to CF34-3A2 Engines
At 9,220 lbst at the lower end of primarily involves retrofitting the hot As of August 2010, GE Aviation
its range, the CF34 turbine is cur- section of these engines with that of began offering an on-wing engine
rently the smallest active civil turbo- the airline-proven -3A1 engine ver- upgrade program for certain configu-
fan program offered by General Elec- sion. This results in an “on-condi- rations of the CF34-3A2 engine that
tric. GE unsuccessfully offered a de- tion” engine maintenance plan rather allow the engines to go from a hard-
rated version of the CF34 for instal- than a “hard-time” schedule. time maintenance schedule to an on-
lation on the Gulfstream V. The upgrade includes adding condition maintenance schedule. The
high-pressure turbine (HPT) boro- upgraded engines have longer time
ACAC Selects CF34-10A scope capability, utilizing advanced on wing and greatly reduced mainte-
In 2002, AVIC 1 Commercial Air- steel shrouds and more a robust stator nance costs with no scheduled hot
craft Co. (ACAC) chose the CF34- in the HPT, and incorporating ad- section inspections or overhauls.
10A to power its new 90-seat com- vanced combustion and transition The new on-wing upgrade was
muter liner, the ARJ21-700. The Chi- liners. available for 36 CF34-3A2 engines
nese company sees the potential for In October 2006, GE reported that that were in service on Challenger
at least 850 ARJ21s over the next 20 the operator Herzog was the first cus- 601 aircraft.
years. tomer for the mod effort. The original CF34 modernization
In August 2010, GE announced program was available for all CF34-
CF34-3 Problems the availability of an another on-wing 1A and -3A and all remaining CF34-
In late 2002, the company urged engine upgrade program for certain 3A2 engines. This upgrade must be
operators of the CF34-3 to inspect the configurations of the CF34-3A2 en- performed during an overhaul at GE's
gearbox and stage-two HP turbine gine that will allow the engines to go Strother facility, a GE Branded Ser-
blades for early wear. The -3 was in- from a hard-time maintenance sched- vice facility, or other GE-authorized
stalled on the Canadair Challenger ule to an on-condition maintenance shop. For these CF34 engines, the up-
600 and CRJ aircraft. schedule. These upgraded engines grade involved the replacement of
will have longer time on wing and the engine's existing honeycomb
CF34-10E greatly reduced maintenance costs shrouds in the high-pressure turbine
The latest member of the CF34 with no scheduled hot section inspec- with new advanced steel shrouds and
family is the -10E variant. The en- tions or overhauls. the addition of a borescope port. The
gine program was launched in 1999 combustor liner also was replaced
for the Embraer 190/195 aircraft se- ARJ21 with a new more durable, robust
ries. First flight of the engine aboard On Dec. 21, 2007, GE announced liner.
the new Brazilian aircraft took place that COMAC had rolled out the first With the upgrade, the engines are
in March 2004. In March 2005, GE ARJ21. At the same ceremony, CO- fully on-condition with next un-
reported that the -10E had received MAC announced that it had received scheduled shop visit typically driven
its FAA type certificate. orders for 50 firm and 50 options for by the cycle limited parts lives.
the aircraft from Kunpeng Airlines.
A-10 Re-engining Previously, in October, the first CF34 for the B-52?
In January 2005, it was reported CF34-10A for the aircraft was tested In October 2014, yet another re-
that the Air Force had finally decided (First Engine to Test/FETT). The air- engining proposal emerged for the
to pursue a $160 million program to craft made its first flight in Novem- USAF B-52 fleet. In this one, per the
upgrade the A-10s TF35-GE-100 en- ber 2008. Global Strike Command, Boeing had
gines (presumably to -101 standard) As of July 2010, there were four presented a “concept brief” in which
as the final part of the general A-10C aircraft in the test program. In Sep- GE had examined fitting the bombers
upgrade. The service plans to buy up- tember 2010, however, it was re- with eight CF34-10 engines. The
grade kits for 356 aircraft, as well as ported that first delivery of the scheme would increase the overall
65 additional spare kits. The up- ARJ21 would be delayed at least un- thrust rating of the plane and greatly
grades will be performed as field in- til the third quarter of 2011 because increase fuel efficiency and main-
stallations and will commence in of "design issues." tainability.
2009. The modified aircraft are des- In December 2014, the ARJ21- But, at the time, due to budgetary
ignated A-10C. 700 aircraft received the Type Certif- constraints and other issues, this was
icate from the Civil Aviation Admin- not likely to happen. Two previous
Upgrade Programs for Early
istration of China (CAAC), paving proposals were offered, one with four
CF34s
the way for the aircraft’s entry into Pratt & Whitney PW2000s (in 1982)
In May 2006, GE announced a
service. and another involving four Rolls-
modernization program for CF34-

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Royce RB211-535s (in 1996). Both CF34-3 to power its new Challenger CF34-3B MTO's offered a reduced
engines, however, are now out of 650 aircraft. take-off thrust mode for smoother de-
production and these eventualities The new engine, called CF34-3B parture and to further reduce mainte-
became moot. MTO, incorporated improved take- nance operations.
off thrust allowing the Challenger
Bombardier Opts for Upgraded 650 aircraft to take flight from
CF34-3 for G650 shorter runways while maintaining
In October 2014, Bombardier se- current CF34-3 durability and dis-
lected an optimized version of the patch reliability. In addition, the

MRO
100th OnPoint Agreement MTU CF34 Repair Station Jet Aviation St. Louis to
GE Aviation reported in January In September 2010, it was re- Service CF34-3s
2008 that it had signed its 100th ported that MTU Aero Engines had Jet Aviation St. Louis was named
agreement for its OnPoint solution received FAA approval for its Apple- in March 2012 an authorized service
for maintaining CF34-3-powered ton, WS, division to operate as a cer- center for the CF34-3 engine. Jet
business aircraft. More than 200 air- tified repair station to offer on-wing Aviation St. Louis is FAA- and
craft are covered by the agreements services for CF34 engines. Previ- OEM-authorized to support Bom-
worldwide. The total value of the 100 ously, the unit had to fly spares and bardier Challenger aircraft.
five- to 10-year contracts is given as technicians from its Berlin-Branden- With the GE authorization, Jet
$180 million. OnPoint services in- burg maintenance arm. Aviation St. Louis was approved to
clude overhaul, on-wing support, perform line maintenance inspec-
new and used serviceable parts, com- GE and Bombardier Announce tions; routine installed engine
ponent repair, technology upgrades, Engine Service Agreements maintenance including removal and
engine leasing and diagnostics. for Challenger and Global replacement of engine components;
Aircraft removal and replacement of engines;
GE/Aviall Distribution GE Aviation and Bombardier and removal and reinstallation of ex-
Agreement Aerospace in October 2011 an- ternal engine components. This des-
In January 2009, GE signed an ex- nounced two new engine service ignation also allowed Jet Aviation St.
clusive distributor agreement with agreements that boosted services Louis to provide warranty support
Aviall Services that expanded its support for Bombardier business air- and facilitates access to both GE
spare parts distribution for CF34-3 craft customers. GE's OnPoint solu- parts and technical support.
engines. Under the agreement, Aviall tions engine maintenance coverage is
became responsible for forecasting, being offered on Challenger aircraft Duncan Aviation to Service
ordering, and delivering OEM re- equipped with CF34 engines and CF34-3s
placement parts unique to CF34-3s, Global 7000 and Global 8000 air- Duncan Aviation was named an
as well as documentation manage- craft. What is more, Bombardier's authorized service center for CF34-3
ment, worldwide inventory deploy- five wholly owned business aircraft engines in August 2012. Under this
ment, warehousing, and product dis- service centers in the US were named agreement, Duncan Aviation could
tribution. GE Authorized Service Centers for now perform line maintenance and
CF34 engines for business aircraft. on-wing engine maintenance, as well
Azul Linhas Aéreas OnPoint Under the new service center as provide OnPoint solution agree-
Agreement agreement, Bombardier's five wholly ment and warranty support and facil-
In October 2009, Azul Linhas owned business aircraft service cen- itate access to both GE parts and
Aéreas Brasileiras signed a 15-year ters, located in Dallas, Texas; Fort technical support.
OnPoint solution agreement covering Lauderdale, Florida; Hartford, Con-
the maintenance, repair, and overhaul necticut; Tucson, Arizona and Wich- MNG Jet Tagged for CF34-3
of CF34-10Es powering its Embraer ita, Kansas, expanded their offering Service
190/195 aircraft. The agreement was to provide factory-quality line December 2012 saw GE Aviation
valued at nearly $1 billion. The work maintenance and mobile repair ser- name MNG Jet as an authorized ser-
was specified to be performed at the vices on CF34 engines. GE Aviation vice center for CF34-3. With the
GE Celma facility in Petropolis, Bra- would provide Bombardier facilities agreement, MNG Jet could now per-
zil. with comprehensive material and form line maintenance inspections
technical support. and routine installed engine mainte-
nance, including removal and re-
placement of engines and engine

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components. This authorization also CF34-3A and CF34-3A2 used mate- (LRUs) and lease engines powering
allows MNG Jet to provide OnPoint rial and lease engines powering the the Bombardier Challenger 601, 604,
solution and GE new engine war- Bombardier Challenger 601. 605, 650 and 850 aircraft.
ranty support. The ownership transfer built on an The announcement built on previ-
MNG Jet specializes in business exclusive distributor agreement ous CF34-3 agreements between the
jet operations and maintenance. Base launched in 2009, where Aviall was two companies. In October 2014,
maintenance is performed at MNG responsible for forecasting, ordering, Aviall became the sole provider of
Jet's Istanbul, Turkey location with and delivering all Original Equip- GE CF34-3A and CF34-3A2 used
line maintenance support available in ment Manufacturer (OEM) replace- material and lease engines powering
Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Istanbul ment parts that are unique to CF34-3 the Bombardier Challenger 601. The
and other stations requested by cus- engines. This agreement leveraged ownership transfer built on an exclu-
tomers. Aviall's worldwide part distribution sive distributor agreement launched
capabilities. in 2009, where Aviall became re-
RUAG Named an Authorized sponsible for forecasting, ordering,
Service Center for CF34-3s GE Expands CF34-3 Services and delivering all genuine Original
In February 2013, GE Aviation in Asia Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) re-
named RUAG Aviation as an author- GE Aviation named Metrojet and placement parts that are unique to
ized service center for CF34-3 en- STAECO in October 2015 as author- CF34-3 engines.
gines. Under this agreement, RUAG ized service centers for CF34-3.
Aviation could perform engine line With this agreement, STAECO in Lufthansa Technik Deal
maintenance, as well as provide On- Jinan and Metrojet in Hong Kong GE Aviation signed Lufthansa
Point solution agreement and war- could perform line maintenance in- Technik AERO Alzey GmbH
ranty support and facilitate access to spections and routine installed en- (LTAA) in November 2015 to a
both GE parts and technical support. gine maintenance, including removal maintenance support agreement
and replacement of engines and en- where LTAA will be responsible for
Air Canada Commits to gine components. The two centers dispatching its mobile repair teams to
OnPoint Agreement could also be allowed to provide On- Russia, Europe, the Middle East, and
In June 2013, it was announced Point solution and GE's new engine Africa to service CF34-series en-
that Air Canada had committed to a warranty support. gines powering the Bombardier
five-year OnPoint solution agree- Challenger series and Embraer Line-
ment for a firm-fixed-price on time- Bombardier Singapore Service age aircraft.
and-material to repair and overhaul Centre is Authorized In October 2014, GE Aviation
its CF34-8E engines that powered its In April 2015, GE Aviation named LTAA an authorized service
Embraer 175 aircraft. The value of named Bombardier Singapore Ser- center for GE's CF34-series engines.
the OnPoint solution agreement was vice Centre as an authorized service With the expanded agreement an-
not disclosed. facility for CF34-3 engines. With this nounced today, LTAA’s service cen-
agreement, Bombardier’s Singapore ter and mobile repair teams will per-
TAG Farnborough Engineering Service Centre could perform line form line maintenance inspections,
Agreement maintenance inspections and routine routine installed engine maintenance,
In July 2013, GE Aviation named installed engine maintenance, includ- including removal and replacement
TAG Farnborough Engineering in ing removal and replacement of en- of engines and engine components as
the UK as an authorized service cen- gines and engine components. With well as repair and overhaul services.
ter for CF34-3. Under this agree- this agreement, Bombardier’s Singa- The authorizations also allow LTAA
ment, TAG Farnborough Engineer- pore facility was authorized like its to provide OnPoint solution and GE's
ing could perform engine line six other wholly owned service cen- new engine warranty support.
maintenance, as well as provide On- ters in Amsterdam, Hartford, Fort
Point solution agreement and war- Lauderdale, Dallas, Wichita, and ExecuJet Named for Service
ranty support and facilitate access to Tucson. GE Aviation, in November 2015,
both GE parts and technical support. announced that it had designated
Aviall Buys Leased CF34-3s each of ExecuJet’s global repair fa-
Aviall Signs Deal for CF34 Aviall signed an agreement with cilities as authorized service centers
Services GE Aviation in November 2015 to for CF34-3 engines powering the
Aviall, Inc., a wholly owned sub- become the sole provider of all Bombardier Challenger series.
sidiary of Boeing, in October 2014, CF34-3 parts for business jets. The ExecuJet managed 160 business
signed an agreement with GE Avia- agreement included used and new jets in six regions worldwide: Africa,
tion to become a provider of GE parts, used line-replaceable units Asia, Australasia, Europe, Latin

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America, and the Middle East. In De- Aviall Named Sole Part HNA GBSA
cember 2012, GE Aviation had Provider for CF34-8 and -10 In June 2017, HNA's subsidiaries
named ExecuJet Middle East as an In October 2016, Aviall, a wholly Hainan Airlines and HNA Technic
authorized service center for CF34- owned subsidiary of Boeing, signed reached a 30-year GE Branded Ser-
series engines. an agreement with GE Aviation to vice Agreement (GBSA) for GEnx
With the expanded agreement, become the sole provider of CF34-8 and CF34 engines with GE Aviation.
ExecuJet’s global service centers and CF34-10 new and used parts and
would perform line maintenance in- line-replaceable units (LRUs) for TrueChoice™ for Royal Air
spections, routine installed engine corporate business jets. Maroc
maintenance, including removal and In June 2017, Royal Air Maroc se-
replacement of engines and engine ExecuJet Service Expands lected a five-year, TrueChoice™
components as well as repair and In December 2016, GE Aviation overhaul agreement for the mainte-
overhaul services. The authorizations named ExecuJet Middle East as an nance, repair, and overhaul of the
also allowed ExecuJet to provide On- authorized service center (ASC) for CF34-10E engines powering its four
Point solution and GE's new engine GE’s CF34-10E engines. With this Embraer E190 aircraft.
warranty support. further expanded agreement, Execu-
Jet Middle East was authorized to SA Airlink MRO
RUAG Named ASC for CF34- perform line maintenance inspec- In September 2017, SA Airlink
10E tions, routine installed engine signed a 10-year, TrueChoice™
In May 2016, GE named RUAG maintenance, including removal and Flight Hour agreement with GE Avi-
Aviation as an authorized service replacement of engines and engine ation for the maintenance, repair, and
center (ASC) for CF34-10E engines. components as well as repair and overhaul of the CF34-8E and CF34-
Expedited approval process had be- overhaul services for CF34-10E and 10E engines powering its three Em-
gun in February 2016, when GE ap- CF34-3 engines. The authorizations braer E170 and 10 Embraer E190 air-
proached RUAG Aviation with its re- also allow ExecuJet to provide On- craft.
quirements. Point solutions and GE's new engine
warranty support. Biggin Hill ASC
Prognostic Health In October 2017, GE added the
Management Plus for CF34-3 LTAA MRO Bombardier Service Centre at Lon-
In October 2016, GE Aviation in- In April 2017, GE Aviation signed don Biggin Hill Airport in the United
troduced its Prognostic Health Man- Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey Kingdom to its business jet Author-
agement Plus for CF34-3 engines GmbH (LTAA) to a maintenance ized Service Centre (ASC) network
powering the Bombardier Challenger support agreement. LTAA would be to support CF34 engines.
600 series aircraft. Prognostic Health responsible for dispatching its mo-
Management Plus would provide bile repair teams to Asia Pacific, ACI Jet Deal
real-time enhanced engine prognos- Australia and China to service CF34- In October 2017, GE added ACI
tics plus C-FOQA Centerline. series engines powering the Bom- Jet in San Luis Obispo, California, as
The new service would collect bardier Challenger series and Em- a business jet Authorized Service
data wirelessly after each flight using braer Lineage aircraft. Center to support CF34-3 engines
Avionica’s miniature Quick Access In October 2014, GE Aviation powering the Bombardier Challenger
Recorder (miniQAR) with 4G Cellu- named LTAA an authorized service series.
lar Module (avCM 4G) and utilizing center for GE's CF34-series engines.
Avionica’s avSYNC global data With this current agreement, West Star Aviation
transfer service. avSYNC service LTAA’s service center and mobile In October 2017, GE announced
speeds data delivery directly to GE's repair teams would support Asia with the renewal of its Authorized Service
Prognostic Health Management data line maintenance inspections and Center agreement for CF34 engine
centers. Once the engine data is routine installed engine maintenance, service with West Star Aviation for
transmitted to GE’s expert analysts, including removal and replacement its East Alton, Illinois and Grand
customers would, in turn, receive op- of engines and engine components. Junction, Colorado locations.
erational insights, predictive mainte- LTAA would also provide repair and
AerFin Deal
nance reports, and safety event overhaul services. The authorizations
In April 2018, Wales-based after-
awareness for FOQA. would allow LTAA to provide GE’s
market supply specialist AerFin
OnPoint solution and GE's new en-
signed a three-year TrueChoice™
gine warranty support.
Material agreement with GE Avia-
tion for serviceable OEM parts, ad-

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vanced repairs, and technology up- Customers can purchase the SMO China Express Airlines agreed to a
grades for the CFM56, CF34 and agreement for parts only or incorpo- deal with GE for 58 CF34 engines,
CF6-80C2 engines. rate it into an overhaul agreement with 28 on firm order and the rest as
with GE. Under the SMO, customers options.
Lufthansa Bombardier receive the following parts: high All but one was the -8C5 variant
Aviation Services pressure compressor blades, combus- for the Bombardier CRJ900, plus a
In May 2018, GE signed an agree- tor dome, inner and outer combustor single -10A to support China Ex-
ment with Lufthansa Bombardier liners, high pressure turbine blades press' ARJ21 fleet. The airline cur-
Aviation Services (LBAS) to become and nozzles, Stage 1 low pressure rently operates 38 CRJ900s.
an authorized service center for turbine nozzles and a brand-new
CF34-3 engines powering the Bom- stack of rotating LLPs. GE Licenses Cleaning System
bardier Challenger series. to Japan Airlines
This agreement gave LBAS au- GA Telesis Opens New Engine In January 2022, GE Aviation
thorization to perform line mainte- Hospital Shop awarded Japan Airlines a technical li-
nance inspections, routine installed In July 2020, the engine division cense to use GE’s 360 Foam Wash
engine maintenance—including re- of GA Telesis reported it had opened system on its CF34-8E engines. This
moval and replacement of engines a new aircraft engine hospital shop in made Japan Airlines the first global
and engine components—as well as Helsinki to service demand in Europe CF34 engine operator—and first re-
repair and overhaul services for the from airlines and lessors for minor gional jet operator—to be licensed
CF34-3. repairs, test cell runs, and end of for the patented engine cleaning sys-
lease inspections. Initially, the shop tem.
Luxaviation Opts for OnPoint would offer these services on three GE’s 360 Foam Wash is an alter-
Business Jet Maintenance engine types: CF6-80C2B, which native to the water wash method. It
Solution powered the Boeing 747-400 and can help restore engine performance
In May 2018, GE and Luxaviation was one of two options for the 767- leading to reduced fuel consumption
signed a collaborative agreement, 300, and the CFM56-5B and and improved time on wing. The pro-
making GE’s OnPoint Business Jet CFM56-7B, powering the Airbus cess involves injecting a specially
Maintenance Solution program avail- A320 family and the 737, respec- formulated, proprietary solution that
able to Luxaviation’s owners and op- tively. reduces build-up of deposits in the
erators worldwide. The company confirmed that over engine, which can lower engine ex-
The agreement made GE Aviation the course of the next 18 months, it haust temperatures and improve en-
the preferred engine service provider planned to expand the number of en- gine compressor efficiency.
for Luxaviation’s owners and opera- gines serviced and was specifically Estimates were that 360 Foam
tors with CF34-powered aircraft. targeting the V2500-A5, Pratt & Wash had the potential to save Japan
This included Bombardier’s Chal- Whitney PW4000-94/100, GE CF6- Airlines up to 82,000 liters of fuel
lenger series, powered by CF34-3s, 80E1 and CF34-8/10 engine types. and save up to 285 metric tons of car-
and the Embraer Lineage 1000 series, bon emissions a year by replacing
powered by the CF34-10E. MTU Maintenance Signs GBSA some water washes with foam wash
In May 2021, MTU Maintenance for CF34 engine cleaning.
RUAG Aviation Agreement signed an agreement for an eight-
In May 2018, GE and RUAG Avi- year GE Branded Service Agreement StandardAero Provides
ation extended its authorized service (GBSA) extension for CF34 engines Lufthansa CityLine with CF34-
center agreement for CF34-3 and CF- with GE Aviation. The GBSA ena- 8C Services
34-10E engines. bled MTU to continue serving as an In August 2021, Lufthansa City-
authorized service provider through Line selected StandardAero to pro-
Azorra Aviation Signs 2030 for CF34-3, CF34-8C, CF34- vide support for the CF34-8C en-
Agreement for CF34-10Es 8E, and CF34-10E engines and per- gines powering its fleet of MHI RJ
Azorra Aviation and GE Aviation form OEM maintenance, overhaul Aviation (formerly Bombardier)
signed a Set Maintenance Offer work-scoping, and component re- CRJ900 regional jets.
(SMO) agreement for its CF34-10E pairs as well as provide comprehen- Under the exclusive seven-year
engine fleet aimed at helping reduce sive materials support. agreement, StandardAero would sup-
the engine's cost of ownership. GE port Lufthansa CityLine with a range
notes that the SMO agreement is Large Chinese Spare Engine of CF34-8C services from its over-
available to all CF34-10E customers, Order haul facility in Winnipeg, Canada.
regardless of their maintenance, re- In July 2021, according to Yicai StandardAero also planned to qualify
pair, and overhaul provider. Global, Chinese regional carrier its European field service team based

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in Rijen, Netherlands, to support the launching new on-site services for for on-site and AOG teams for CF34-
CF34 several engine types from the facility 8/-10 and CFM56-7B engine models.
in November 2021.
MTU Maintenance Expands The new facility at Berlin-Bran-
CF34 Services denburg focuses on quick-turn en-
MTU Maintenance built up its en- gine bays while also providing a base
gine MRO capability in Berlin by

Current Developments
COVID-19 Fallout Under an airworthiness directive large sections of it,” the service bul-
In June 2020, as the COVID-19 set for publication Sept. 17, 2021, op- letins said.
pandemic continued to keep global erators of engines with at least The inspections would target the
fleets grounded, StandardAero re- 17,500 flight hours (FH) since new or area where the cracks begin.
ported a significant increase in its en- repair would have to perform a bo-
gine preservation business. rescope or visual inspection within B-52 Re-engining; CF34 Loses
“We are seeing a higher than nor- 500 FH. Depending on findings, fol- Out to Rolls
mal—possibly a record—number of low-up inspections would be re- As of early 2018, the Air Force
customer requests for engine storage quired as frequently as every 300 FH. had reinvigorated its enthusiasm for
and preservation, particularly for the Shells with excessive cracking must re-engining the B-52H fleet. Current
CFM56-7B and CF34-3 and -8 be removed and replaced. plans are for retiring all the B-1 and
lines,” said David Green, vice presi- The FAA’s inspection protocol is B-2 bombers and replacing them
dent & general manager for based on CF34-8C and CF34-8E ser- with the new B-21 Raider stealth
StandardAero CF34 and CFM56 vice bulletins issued by GE in 2019. bomber and upgraded B-52s (i.e., re-
MRO programs. The directive affected about 1,500 engining and other enhancements).
Preservation work and storage of engines on US-registered aircraft— The CF34-10 was one of the main
those engines was being carried out all larger Bombardier CRJs and Em- candidates for the re-engining pro-
by StandardAero at its Winnipeg, braer E170-series models—though gram, but in September 2021, the Air
Canada, facility, a GE Designated adoption by other regulators was Force awarded Rolls Royce with a
Fulfillment Center for the CFM56- likely. contract for 608 F130 engines to
7B, and a GE Aviation Authorized At least eight engines had been re- begin the re-engining program.
Service Provider for the CF34-3 and moved “due to significant distress in
-8. the combustion outer liner shell,” GE CemAir Orders Six CF34-3Bs
Green said that his company saw explained in the bulletins. In two of Announced in July 2022 at the
sustained demand for its engine the cases, the damage caused inflight Farnborough Air Show, CemAir or-
preservation services for the next shutdowns “due to severe thermal dered six new CF34-3B spare en-
couple of years—the timeline for a distress of the high-pressure tur- gines to power its fleet of Bom-
reasonable industry recovery esti- bine/low pressure turbine hardware bardier CRJ 100/200 LR aircraft. The
mated by analysts. including burn through of the LPT Johannesburg-based company cur-
case,” GE said. rently owns and operates a fleet of 12
FAA Mandates -8 Inspections GE determined the root cause was CRJ 100/200 LR airliners.
In September 2021, The FAA fi- a crack initiating at the trailing edge
nalized a mandatory inspection pro- of one shell panel, propagating across Program Status
gram for CF34-8 engines to detect an adjacent panel and into a third In July 2022, GE reported that
cracks in combustion liner outer panel before meeting up with another there were more than 7,500 CF34 en-
shells that, if left to propagate, could crack. Possible ramifications include gines powering regional aircraft, and
cause the structure to buckle and, in “buckling of the combustion outer that the engine family had logged
extreme cases, trigger inflight shut- liner shell as well as oxidation of more than 200 million flight hours
downs. and 157 million flight cycles.

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Bread and Butter stake in CFM International, the GE90 program that used to power some-
The CF34 has been one of the and the GEnx—all large turbofans. thing nicknamed the Warthog in the
largest contributors to the GE Avia- That is a huge accomplishment for a early 1970s.
tion top line revenue besides the 50%

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Challenger Saves the Line is likely to continue virtually una- speak, and will be tough competition
The reason for the engine's suc- bated throughout our 10-year fore- for any new platform.
cess following its modest military cast period. Now the GE team must get down
production run starts with its fortune to continuing delivery and upgrades
in garnering the Challenger 601 We're Bearish on the ARJ21 of a good product, which we are con-
bizjet application. The CF34 then A wildcard in our projections is fident they will. The successful test-
rode the wave of expansion in this the Chinese ARJ21 program. This is ing and launch of the -10 series have
market segment which continues to a Chinese government-supported been a continuing example of this.
this day with the Challenger 650. project that should at least show a
modest level of yearly production in The Bottom Line
Regionals Continue the Run the near term. We are not ready to include signif-
When Canadair came up with the icant orders for the Chinese ARJ21,
Regional Jet (CRJ) variant of its suc- The Future although we are a little more bullish
cessful bizjet, the CF34's fortunes Besides the latest variant of the compared to our last forecast update.
blossomed even more. And then Em- CRJ, the CRJ1000, the business of The CF34 ultimately will be sup-
braer jumped in with its 170/190 se- winning new platforms is probably planted by the company’s new Pass-
ries which has proven even more suc- over for the CF34, a job that will be port (see report herein) down the line,
cessful than the CRJ series. Between taken over by the successor to the however. We project deliveries of
these two RJs, the CF34 has turned CF34, the Passport (see report). Also, 893 CF34s over the next 10 years,
into a real money maker and the trend new engines from Pratt & Whitney with an estimated retail value of $3.3
Canada (PW800) and Rolls-Royce billion.
(Pearl) are waiting in the wings, so to

Production Forecast
Units Thru 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Total
TF34 series
A-10A 1,738 — — — — — — — — — — 1,738
S-3 469 — — — — — — — — — — 469
Subtotal TF34 Series 2,207 — — — — — — — — — — 2,207
CF34-1A
Challenger 601-1A 152 — — — — — — — — — — 152
Challenger 601-3A 305 — — — — — — — — — — 305
FanStar (prototype aircraft) 3 — — — — — — — — — — 3
Subtotal CF34-1 Series 460 — — — — — — — — — — 460
CF34-3A1
Challenger 601-3R 132 — — — — — — — — — — 132
CRJ100 503 — — — — — — — — — — 503
CF34-3A1/3B/3B1
Challenger 604 809 — — — — — — — — — — 809
CF34-3B1
Challenger 605 739 — — — — — — — — — — 739
CRJ200/440 1,857 — — — — — — — — — — 1,857
CF34-3B MTO
Challenger 650 264 32 33 25 22 16 — — — — — 392
Subtotal CF34-3 Series 4,304 32 33 25 22 16 — — — — — 4,432
CF34-8C1
CRJ700/701 777 — — — — — — — — — — 777
CF34-8C5A2
CRJ1000 142 — — — — — — — — — — 142
CF34-8C5B1
CRJ900 1,072 — — — — — — — — — — 1,072
CF34-8E5A1
Embraer 170/175 2,032 81 88 88 88 77 33 — — — — 2,487
Subtotal CF34-8 Series 4,023 81 88 88 88 77 33 — — — — 4,478

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CF34-10A
COMAC ARJ21 165 43 49 49 43 22 22 22 22 21 17 475
CF34-10E5/E5A1
Embraer 190/195/Lineage 10001,702 — — — — — — — — — — 1,702
Subtotal CF34-10 Series 1,867 43 49 49 43 22 22 22 22 21 17 2,177
Total 12,861 156 170 162 153 115 55 22 22 21 17 13,754

Value ($ Millions) 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Total
CF34-3B MTO
Challenger 650 90.6 93.5 70.8 62.3 45.3 — — — — — 362.6
CF34-8E5A1
Embraer 170/175 342.1 371.7 371.7 371.7 325.2 139.4 — — — — 1,921.9
CF34-10A
COMAC ARJ21 146.2 166.6 166.6 146.2 74.8 74.8 74.8 74.8 71.4 57.8 1,053.9
Total 579.0 631.8 609.1 580.2 445.4 214.2 74.8 74.8 71.4 57.8 3,338.4

Then-year $Millions Thru 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Total
TF34 series
A-10A 1,273.4 — — — — — — — — — — 1,273.4
S-3 272.8 — — — — — — — — — — 272.8
Subtotal TF34 Srs 1,546.1 — — — — — — — — — — 1,546.1
CF34-1A
Challenger 601-1A 172.5 — — — — — — — — — — 172.5
Challenger 601-3A 421.5 — — — — — — — — — — 421.5
FanStar (prototype aircraft) 3.6 — — — — — — — — — — 3.6
Subtotal CF34-1 Srs 597.6 — — — — — — — — — — 597.6
CF34-3A1
Challenger 601-3R 216.4 — — — — — — — — — — 216.4
CRJ100 857.6 — — — — — — — — — — 857.6
CF34-3A1/3B/3B1
Challenger 604 1,522.8 — — — — — — — — — — 1,522.8
CF34-3B1
Challenger 605 1,740.5 — — — — — — — — — — 1,740.5
CRJ200/440 3,572.0 — — — — — — — — — — 3,572.0
CF34-3B MTO
Challenger 650 703.2 90.6 92.1 69.8 61.4 44.7 — — — — — 1,061.8
Subtotal CF34-3 Srs 8,612.4 90.6 92.1 69.8 61.4 44.7 — — — — — 8,971.0
CF34-8C1
CRJ700/701 2,419.5 — — — — — — — — — — 2,419.5
CF34-8C5A2
CRJ1000 522.5 — — — — — — — — — — 522.5
CF34-8C5B1
CRJ900 3,792.5 — — — — — — — — — — 3,792.5
CF34-8E5A1
Embraer 170/175 7,392.0 342.1 377.3 382.9 388.7 345.2 150.2 — — — — 9,378.4
Subtotal CF34-8 Srs 14,126.5 342.1 377.3 382.9 388.7 345.2 150.2 — — — — 16,112.9
CF34-10A
COMAC ARJ21 387.8 146.2 169.1 171.6 152.9 79.4 80.6 81.8 83.0 80.4 66.1 1,498.8
CF34-10E5A1
Embraer 190/195 5,952.9 — — — — — — — — — — 5,952.9
Subtotal CF34-10 Srs 6,340.7 146.2 169.1 171.6 152.9 79.4 80.6 81.8 83.0 80.4 66.1 7,451.7
Total 31,223.4 579.0 638.5 624.3 603.0 469.2 230.7 81.8 83.0 80.4 66.1 34,679.4

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