Operators of CFM Leap 1A engines will soon have access to reverse bleed system (RBS) retrofit kits, the engine manufacturer announced, hitting its planned deadline of having the durability-improvement ...
Whatever your flying experience, the chances are that you have been on an aircraft powered by CFM International engines. Two of the turbofan manufacturer's most iconic engines are the decades-old ...
For more than four decades, CFM International has quietly shaped the narrowbody airliner market, powering some of the most recognizable and widespread commercial aircraft ever built. At the heart of ...
German engine repair specialist MTU Maintenance has signed an agreement for its Chinese business to repair more than 100 of All Nippon Airways’ CFM International CFM56-5B engines powering its Boeing ...
Despite its transatlantic, dual-ownership structure, the principle behind how CFM International operates has remained true to its founders’ vision and proved successful The very idea of CFM ...
Ascend Airways is experiencing significant durability issues with the CFM International Leap-1B engines that power its Boeing 737 Max 8s. Chief executive Alastair Wilson tells FlightGlobal that while ...
The testing launches a two-year program that will culminate in engine certification in 2016 and entry into commercial service on the Boeing 737 MAX airplane in 2017. The LEAP-1B engine, which is the ...