Lufthansa Cargo has selected General Electric CF6-80C2D1F engines to power McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighters, for which five firm orders and seven options were placed during the Farnborough air show. The aircraft on firm order are due to be delivered in 1998, beginning in June, while the MD-11s on option could be delivered in 2000-1.
Source: Flight International
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