WEST CHESTER, Ohio. --- CFM International (CFM) had a record year in 2011, logging orders for 1,500 commercial, military and spare CFM56 engines and commitments for 3,056 LEAP engines for a combined value of $51.7 billion at list price. CFM International, a 50/50 joint company of Snecma (Safran group) and GE, produces the highly popular CFM56 engine family. CFM is developing a new engine family, under the brand name LEAP, which will enter service in 2016.

As the company logs record commitments, CFM is also achieving record production rates for the CFM56 product line. The company has built more than 1,000 engines per year since 2006, and the rate has grown steadily. In 2011, CFM delivered more than 1,300 engines, the highest rate in the industry, compared to 1,250 engines built in 2010. Current plans are to reach more than 1,600 engines per year by 2014.

Read more: 2011 Record Year for CFM with $51.7 Billion U.S. in Orders/Commitments; Continues to Increase Production Rates to Record Highs

Boeing’s 737 MAX program has inspired many questions since the airframer announced it in August. How big will the engines be? Will they be superior to the competing Airbus A320neo?Where will they be built? Who has ordered them? Boeing officials answered many of these questions—and more—on Thursday.

The cornerstone of the airframer’s update to its best selling 737NG model line will be new 68-inch diameter CFM LEAP-1B engines, seven inches larger than the engines on current 737 aircraft, but 10 inches smaller than those found on Airbus’s new A320neo jets. In a conference call, John Hamilton, Boeing’s 737 Program Chief Engineer, said the new engines will burn 11-12% less fuel than current designs, while providing a 7% operating cost savings compared to the A320neo series.

Read more: Boeing 737 Max engine will feature larger engines, longer Landing Gear, Fly-by –wire spoilers

By : AviationCare

 

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