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 ...

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 ...

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 finished a 63-hour flight test program on the company's CFM56-5B and -7B Tech Insertion package, paving the way for engine certification in June and entry into service in 2007. The ...

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 passenger jets was going ...