CFM International
Franco-American aerospace manufacturer
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| February 12 2025 | Contract signed between Safran Aircraft Engines and India's Titan Engineering and Automation Limited for production of low-pressure turbine components for the LEAP engine, with manufacturing to start in 2026. |
| 2023 | CFM booked over 2,500 orders, resulting in a backlog of 10,675, and delivered 1,570 LEAP engines (38% increase from 1,136 in 2022). LEAP was selected for 75% of A320neo orders. |
| May 28 2023 | LEAP-1C engine introduced for Comac C919, serving as the sole engine option for this Chinese commercial aircraft |
| March 2022 | CFM intended to output 2,000 engines in 2023, up from 845 deliveries in 2021. |
| 2021 | CFM International partnership was renewed until 2050 and extended to include additional services, ensuring long-term collaboration between the partners. |
| 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CFM's engine deliveries significantly declined: LEAP engine deliveries fell to 622 from 1,316 in the same period in 2019, and CFM56 deliveries dropped to 123 from 327. LEAP fleet cycles were down 15% year-on-year, and CFM cycles were 48% lower. |
| 2020 | GE Aviation reported CFM lost 1,900 LEAP engine orders, primarily due to Boeing 737 MAX groundings and the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on aviation. |
| 2019 | LEAP production rose to 1,736 engines, with orders and commitments reaching 1,968. CFM expects to produce 1,400 LEAP engines. |
| March 26 2019 | During Boeing 737 MAX groundings, Southwest Airlines flight 8701 (737 MAX 8) made an emergency landing at Orlando International Airport due to engine problems after taking off on a ferry flight. Southwest subsequently inspected 12 LEAP engines, with two other airlines also conducting engine inspections. |
| July 2018 | LEAP engine reached an eight-year backlog with 16,300 sales. On the A320neo market, LEAP captured a 59% market share, competing with the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engine. |
| June 2018 | Deliveries began with permanent CMC environmental-barrier coating fix. |
| June 2018 | In mid-June, LEAP engine deliveries were four to five weeks behind schedule, expected to catch up in the fourth quarter. CFM planned to produce 1,100 LEAP engines this year. |
| 2017 | CFM delivered 1,900 engines, including 459 LEAP engines. The company planned future engine deliveries: 1,200 in 2018, 1,800 in 2019, and more than 2,000 in 2020. |
| 2017 | CFM delivered 257 LEAP engines in the first three quarters, including 110 in the third quarter (49 to Airbus and 61 to Boeing), with a target of 450 engines for the year. From January through early August, 396 LEAP engines were chosen compared to 39 PW1100G engines. |
| October 2017 | Production quality defect discovered on LEAP-1B low-pressure turbine disks, potentially affecting 30 engines. Exhaust gas temperature shift noticed during flight, and CMC shroud coating was found flaking off in borescope inspection. |
| July 2017 | A320neo LEAP-1A surpassed 10 hours of daily operation. |
| June 19 2017 | The LEAP engine obtained 180-minute ETOPS approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency. |
| May 2017 | Boeing 737 MAX LEAP-1B began revenue service with Malindo Air, operating 8 hours daily. |
| May 22 2017 | LEAP-1B engine introduced for Boeing 737 MAX, becoming the exclusive engine option for this aircraft series |
| 2016 | CFM booked 1,801 orders, with the LEAP engine backlog exceeding 12,200 orders. |
| August 2 2016 | LEAP-1A engine introduced for Airbus A320neo family, marking its first commercial application |
| April 2015 | Reports emerged that the LEAP-1B was experiencing up to a 5% shortfall in its promised fuel consumption reduction. |
| October 6 2014 | CFM conducted the first test flight of the LEAP-1C engine, mounted on a Boeing 747 flying testbed aircraft in Victorville, California. |
| September 2013 | CFM launched ground testing of the first LEAP (Leading Edge Aviation Propulsion) engine at GE's Peebles facility in Ohio, marking a significant milestone in their new cutting-edge technology programme. |
| August 30 2011 | Boeing approved the 737 MAX project, with Southwest Airlines becoming the launch customer with a firm order of 150 aircraft. |
| July 20 2011 | American Airlines announced plans to purchase 100 Boeing 737 aircraft featuring the LEAP-1B engine. |
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