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CFM Gears Up for Leap Production

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By Thierry Dubois • Writer

October 22, 2012

CFM, the 50/50 joint venture between GE and Snecma, has embarked on a “major” risk-abatement plan to ensure a smooth production transition from its CFM56 to the new Leap-1A, B and C engines, chosen to power, respectively, the Airbus A320neo, the Boeing 737 Max and the Comac C919 single-aisle airliners. “Transitioning from 1,600 engines per year to the same output of another type in two years, this is something the industry has never done before,” François Harant, Snecma’s supply chain director, told AIN. While plans call for the earliest Leap production engines to enter service in 2016, CFM plans to spread the switch to the new models over 2017 and 2018.

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