Saudi Arabian Airlines ordered CFM International LEAP-1A engines for 35 A321neo and 30 A320neo aircraft, with a multi-year RPFH services contract covering these and 20 leased A320neo, valued at about US$8.5 billion at list price.
Safran and the Telangana government announced a new plant in Hyderabad's GMR Special Economic Zone to make parts for the CFM International LEAP turbofan engine. The €36 million plant is set to employ 300 workers.
Safran Aircraft Engines will build a new plant in Hyderabad's GMR Special Economic Zone to make parts for the CFM LEAP turbofan engine, with a €36 million investment supported by the Telangana State. Construction starts June 2019, with first parts planned for early 2020 and a workforce of 300.
Gulf Air and CFM International signed an agreement for 58 LEAP-1A engines for 17 Airbus A321neo and 12 A320neo aircraft, plus seven spares, with a long-term service agreement. The engine order is valued at about $1.9 billion at list price.
CFM International won a $500 million nine-year rate per flight hour maintenance contract covering 128 CFM56-7B engines powering Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 fleet, including spare engines and lease engines.
CFM International secured two orders worth more than $1.2bn from Russia's VEB Leasing to supply LEAP-1A engines for 20 Airbus A320neo/A321neo and 22 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, with deliveries starting in 2019 and 2018.
CFM International won more than $8 billion in LEAP family engine orders at the Paris Air Show, and the LEAP-1B was named exclusive engine for the Boeing 737 MAX 10. The reported date is June 19, 2017.