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 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 ...

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 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 ...

The CFM RISE engine is being tested on an Airbus A380 propulsion demonstrator. Credit: Airbus PARIS–Aero-engine joint venture CFM International has completed over 100 tests toward its RISE future ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...