China Eastern Airlines has selected CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power 101 new Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, alongside spare engines and a long-term services agreement. The agreement was marked by a signing ceremony at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. “CFM LEAP engines are helping us build one of the most modern fleets […]
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French airline Air Corsica has selected StandardAero to provide performance restoration shop visit (PRSV) services for CFM International LEAP-1A engines powering its Airbus A320neo fleet. The agreement gives Air Corsica access to StandardAero’s LEAP-1A maintenance services at its facility in San Antonio, Texas, including PRSVs, quick-turn shop visits, component repairs, short-term engine leases and engine
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Turkish Airlines has signed an MoU with CFM International to buy more than 300 LEAP-1B engines, including spares, to power its planned fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The agreement covers 100 firm Boeing 737 MAX orders and 50 options announced by the airline on September 23. A long-term services agreement will cover the airline’s
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Jazeera Airways (Jazeera) has selected CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power nine additional Airbus A320neo aircraft and expanded its existing engine services agreement with the manufacturer. The expanded agreement covers Jazeera’s current and future fleet of 29 A320neo-family aircraft, as well as the purchase of spare engines. “We are pleased to continue our longstanding partnership
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StandardAero has signed a supplier services agreement with GMR Aero Technic, India’s largest third-party MRO provider, to expand on-wing engine support for airlines in India. The agreement initially covers support for narrow-body engines including CFM International’s CFM56-7B, LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B, StandardAero said. India is a major market for the latest-generation LEAP engines, which power Airbus
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Drukair, the national flag carrier of Bhutan, has selected CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines to power five new Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, comprising three A320neos and two A321XLRs. The airline announced the aircraft order in 2024. “We are pleased to strengthen our partnership with CFM through this purchase of LEAP-1A engines,” said Tandi Wangchuk, CEO of Drukair.
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CFM International and Vietnam’s Vietjet have signed a letter of intent to assess the feasibility of developing local maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities for LEAP engines in Vietnam, the companies said during Vietnamese General Secretary and President To Lam’s official visit to France. Under the agreement, CFM would propose a consulting arrangement to advise
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Airbus and CFM International have unveiled the new livery for the A380 Flight Lab at the Farnborough International Airshow, marking the aircraft’s role in supporting the CFM RISE Open Fan flight test campaign later this decade. The flight test programme will validate the technology readiness of the Open Fan engine for future commercial aircraft as
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CFM International has secured an order from Abra Group to supply LEAP-1A engines for 50 previously unallocated Airbus A320neo-family aircraft destined for Avianca, strengthening a long-term partnership that also extends support to GOL’s Boeing 737 MAX fleet. The agreement covers the remaining 50 aircraft in Avianca’s 134-aircraft A320neo-family order and includes a comprehensive services package
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CFM International (CFM) has secured a record order for more than 1,000 LEAP-1A engines from IndiGo, alongside new engine selections from aircraft lessors Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) and SMBC Aviation Capital. The memorandum of understanding with IndiGo will power 510 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft and marks the largest single order ever placed for LEAP engines, as
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