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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CFM International (Melun, France) started the flight testing of the LEAP-1B engine on April 29 on a modified 747 flying test bed at GE Aviation Flight Test Operations in Victorville, CA. The testing ...

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 ...

CFM International has begun ground testing of the first LEAP-1B engine—the exclusive powerplant for the Boeing 737 MAX—at Snecma (Safran) facilities in Villaroche, France. The testing launches a ...

MADRID—An improved turbine blade for the CFM Leap 1, together with a newly developed fix for a long-running fuel nozzle coking issue, remain on track for introduction from 2024 onward and put the ...

Engine builder, aircraft OEM proceeding to certification, first flight for redesigned jet series Successful first flight Certification expected in 2016 737 MAX due in 2017 Jet engine builder CFM ...

CFM's Leap series of turbofans will power the Airbus A320neo, the Boeing 737 Max and the Comac C919 narrowbodies. The CFM Leap engine made its first flight mounted on GE Aviation's Boeing 747 flying ...