CFM International has started assembling the third version of the Leap-series turbofan engine family as initial test results on the first variant have “thrilled” company officials. Assembly of the ...

CFM is planning to move the first core for Leap X testing into a test cell at its Evandale, Ohio facility on 15 May in preparation to start the first set of tests in June. The core comprises a ...

The testing launches a two-year program that will culminate in engine certification in 2016 and entry into commercial service on the Boeing 737 MAX airplane in 2017. The LEAP-1B engine, which is the ...

PARIS (Reuters) - CFM International, the world's largest maker of jet engines by number of units sold, said on Wednesday that testing of a new powerplant for the next generation of narrowbody ...

The LEAP-1B engine began flight tests on a modified 747-100 flying test bed in late April. Jet engine builder CFM International and Boeing Commercial Airplanes are expressing confidence and ...

In an agreement with CFM International, Airbus is beginning a hydrogen demonstration program, with the first flights taking place in the next five years. CFM International—a joint company between ...

NEW DELHI: European aerospace major Airbus and CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, are collaborating to flight test CFM’s next-gen open fan engine ...

Baseline performance of a Passport 20 was assessed prior to the start of modifications for upcoming power extraction tests. Credit: GE Aerospace For a commercial aircraft industry strangely bereft of ...

CFM International (Villaroche, France) reported on June 18 that it has initiated ground testing of the first LEAP-1B engine at Snecma (Safran) facilities in Villaroche. The testing launches a two-year ...

CFM International initiated flight testing of the LEAP-1B engine on April 29 on a modified 747 flying testbed at GE Aviation Flight Test Operations in Victorville, California. The testing is the next ...