GE Aviation and CFM International announce $22B in aerospace orders at Farnborough

GE Aviation and CFM International announced over $22 billion in orders and commitments for jet engines, avionics, services and digital offerings at the Farnborough Air Show in July 2018. The deals include more than 850 CFM LEAP and CFM56 engines, impacting production at GE's Hooksett, New Hampshire facility, which expects to hire up to 125 people in 2018 and 75 in 2019.

““It has been a great year so far for CFM,” said Gaël Méheust, president and CEO of CFM International in a press release. “We just delivered the 1,000th LEAP engine, the fleet has logged more than 1.5 million flight hours, and we have the highest daily utilization in this thrust class.””nhbr.com

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• nhbr.comGrowth in international aerospace market fuels increased production in NH - NH Business ReviewLiisa RajalaAug 8, 2018

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