Boeing Delivers First 747-8 with PIP Engines
Newly improved GEnx-2B turbofans power Cathay Pacific's latest 747-8G. (Photo: Boeing)
Newly improved GEnx-2B turbofans power Cathay Pacific's latest 747-8G. (Photo: Boeing)

Boeing has delivered the first 747-8 with performance-improved GEnx-2B engines as part of the airplane’s performance improvement package (PIP), the company announced Wednesday. A Cathay Pacific Airways 747-8 Freighter was the first of the jumbo jets delivered with the PIP engines.