TAP Portugal places CFM LEAP-1A engine order

TAP Portugal and CFM International announced the airline´s order of 83 LEAP-1A engines to power its new fleet of Airbus A320neo/A321neo aircraft. With these new engines, the Portugal’s leading airline will improve its overall operating cost, as well as its operational reliability. The aircraft order, scheduled to begin deliver in the third quarter of 2018, was announced in November 2015.