EASA proposes new engine certification regulations to reduce engine failures
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) to modernize aircraft…
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CFM‘s open fan RISE engine to power Boeing Sustainable Flight Demonstrator X-66A
CFM International’s RISE engine will power the X-66A, a joint project by Boeing and NASA, also known as…
GE would be keen to provide a second engine option for the Airbus A220-500
General Electric (GE) Aerospace would be keen to provide potential customers of the stretched Airbus A220, known as…
Will climate change impact the performance of aircraft engines?
It is hard to think of an airline that has not mentioned the word ‘sustainability’ during recent years,…
Safran delivers first A320neo propulsion systems made in China
Safran Nacelles has delivered the first LEAP 1-A propulsion systems, namely engines and nacelles, to Airbus from its…
Boeing may take engines from stored 737 MAXs for new aircraft: report
Boeing is reportedly considering taking aircraft engines from the large inventory of completed 737 MAX planes in storage…
Airbus and CFM to use A380 aircraft as open fan engine testbed
Airbus and CFM International will use an Airbus A380 aircraft to test CFM’s open fan engine architecture. The…
Defects found in the internal components of 13 CFM Leap-1A engines: FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) after the US regulator…
Air France-KLM eyes LEAP-1A engines for A320neo fleet
Air France-KLM Group is currently in talks with CFM International for the acquisition of LEAP-1A engines to power…
CFM to develop new engine for upcoming generation of narrowbodies
GE Aviation and Safran launch the CFM RISE program to develop a new generation of sustainable engines.The program…
Final verdict on Southwest Flight 1380 expected in November
It was a gruesome accident that shocked the nation. One year and half later since the fatal Southwest…
IndiGo looking at CFM and P&W engines for up to $10.7 billion
Indigo, an India-based low-cost carrier, is negotiating an order with both CFM International of Pratt & Whitney for…
Why would US block engine sales to Chinese-made C919?
United States government officials are considering blocking the sale of the CFM LEAP-1C engine to COMAC, the manufacturer…
Boeing 737 MAX: LEAP engine production to slow but not stop
Following Boeing’s decision to suspend the production of the 737 MAX, the joint venture composed of Safran and…
Qatar turns to LEAP engines, places $4B order for Airbus A321neos
Qatar Airways has chosen CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power its new fleet of 50 Airbus A321neo family…
Safran selects Olivier Andries as next Chief Executive Officer
Olivier Andries has been selected to succeed to Philippe Petitcolin as the Chief Executive Officer of the French…