CFM LEAP and GEnx also affected by powder metal contamination
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CFM gets a better understanding of sand dusting on the LEAP
GE Aerospace and partner Safran have been successful in replicating the circumstances that have affected the durability of the CFM LEAP engines, including high-pressure turbine (HPT) blades and fuel nozzles. Specifically, the effects of sand dusting on the engine are now…
Insights on LEAP and GTF ops
Here’s an interesting perspective as the industry hammers away at Pratt & Whitney about GTF issues. There have been problems with the GTF for some time . The largest GTF user in Europe is the Lufthansa Group. Moreover, the group…
Mature reliability LEAP is key priority for GE Aerospace
Air France-KLM eyes LEAP for Airbus order
Air France-KLM has entered exclusive negotiations with CFM on a huge engine order for the 100 Airbus A320neo’s and A321neo’s plus 60 options it wants to buy for KLM, Transavia, and Transavia France. In a media statement released on Monday night…
CFM LEAP expected to hit breakeven by 2025
GE Aviation and Safran expect the LEAP turbofan engine to reach breakeven margins in 2025. There will be a three-percent margin impact this year and in 2023 as the production transits from the CFM56 to the LEAP, but the numbers…