Heike Tamm

This year’s Farnborough International Airshow proved a major success for MTU Aero Engines. Germany’s leading engine manufacturer secured orders worth around €800 million (according to list price), in particular with orders and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for the PW1000G- geared turbofan (GTF) engine family for single-aisle aircraft. It powers the Airbus aircraft A220 (formerly C […]

CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, has received orders and commitments for just over 858 LEAP and CFM56 engines at the 2018 Farnborough Airshow, in addition to long-term services agreements, at a total value of US$15.7 billion list price. • Hongtu Airlines CFM56-5B engines & RPFH $408 million •

Safran has passed a major milestone in its hybrid electric propulsion roadmap with the first ground test of a distributed propulsion system. The test run took place at a Safran Helicopter Engines test facility near Pau-Pyrenees Airport, in France. In a distributed hybrid electric propulsion system for aircraft, a turbo-generator (a gas turbine driving an

Hong Kong-based China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC) has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power 17 firm and up to 50 option new Airbus A320neo family aircraft. In addition, the leasing company finalized an order for CFM56-5B engines to power three firm, nine option Airbus A320ceo aircraft. These two agreements are valued at US$550

At the close of the industry portion of this year’s Farnborough Air Show, Boeing announced a total of US$98.4 billion in orders and commitments for commercial airplanes at list prices and US$2.1 billion in commercial and defense services orders and agreements. Boeing marked an outstanding week for order capture in commercial aviation, with customers announcing