CFM’s LEAP-X Update
Jean-Paul Ebanga is President & CEO of CFM International. This company is the creator of the CFM56 engine – one that has 540 million hours of operation and is regarded by many as the benchmark narrow body engine. Mr Ebanga…
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ISTAT Notes – Day 2
This morning it was the turn of the engine companies to provide updates. The sessions were excellent. By the time P&W and CFM completed their briefings one felt updated on the big picture and nuances. P&W clearly feel the wind…
ILFC Orders 100 NEO and 33 B737-800 Narrowbodies
International Lease Finance Corporation has become the first leasing company to order the Airbus A320neo family, for 100 of the aircraft. Interestingly, at least 60 of those aircraft will be powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G Geared Turbofan (GTF)…
Boeing’s Mike Bair discusses the new engines
In a forthcoming article in Aircraft Technology magazine, Mike Bair, the head of Boeing’s 737 program development, discusses the new engine offerings by CFM International, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce. The excerpt is here. The full article will discuss Boeing’s…
Podcast – NASA’s UHB aeroengine research
NASA has a research lab at Lewis Field in Cleveland Ohio where they are doing research into ultra high bypass engines for aircraft. We had a conversation with the UHB Research program Manager, Chris Hughes. He explains what the program…
The foundation behind the LEAP-X
CFM is developing its next generation engine, known as LEAP-X. This engine is due to power the COMAC C919 and the Airbus A320neofamily and is almost certainly going to power either a re-engined Boeing 737 or its replacement. Understanding this…