Celebrating 50 Years of CFM! 🎉 On September 24th, we will celebrate the successful 50/50 partnership between
@SafranEngines
and
@GE_Aerospace
. Throughout the year, we take you behind the scenes of CFM. Together, let’s relive the moments that have shaped our legacy.
👉Visit our
Milestone ✅ | We’ve surpassed 5️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
#CFMLEAP
and
#CFM56
engines sold to 600+ customers around the world! 🌍✈️ We are proud that our engines continue to set industry standards and are the engine of choice for so many global operators.
#AvGeek
[Press Release] The
#CFMLEAP
fleet has surpassed 🔟million engine flight hours. Continuing to set industry standards as it achieves one of the most rapid accumulation of hours and cycles in commercial aviation history.
#10MillionFlightHours
Read more:
[
#ClearAmbition
] The
#CFMRISE
Program will advance the best technologies from both
@GEAviation
and
@SAFRAN
, including experience with unducted fans, composite fan blades, high speed booster, additive manufacturing, hybridization, and ceramic matrix composites.
[Press Release]
@airindiain
and CFM today signed an agreement for the largest LEAP engine order ever including more than 8⃣0⃣0⃣
#CFMLEAP
engines to power airline’s newly-announced fleet of 210
#A320
#A321neos
and 190
#B737MAX
family aircraft.
Read more ⤵️
[
#CustomerVoice
🎤] Last January,
@_azoresairlines
performed the longest commercial flight between Lisbon 🇵🇹 and Bogota 🇨🇴 with an
@Airbus
#A321LR
powered by
#CFMLEAP
engines. Learn how the LEAP made it possible to deliver this world breaking record. ✈️
▶️
[
#ClearAmbition
🌿] CFM customers have flown many commercial flights with the currently approved 50% SAF blends and
@Airbus
plans to perform a flight test of a
#CFMLEAP
engine running on 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣% SAF. Our SAF compatibility will be a key focus of the
#CFMRISE
program.
#OnThisDay
36 years ago the first
#CFM56
powered
@Airbus
A320 took flight 🤩 The CFM56-5B is the engine of choice for over 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ customers, and more than 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ aircraft powered by the CFM56-5B ✈️
#AvGeek
Congratulations to LEAP family for reaching 50 million flight hours!
And it couldn't come at a better time, as the number 50 takes center stage this year for CFM!
#CFMLEAP
#CFM
9️⃣ years ago today, the first test flight of the
@Airbus
#A320neo
powered by the
#CFMLEAP
-1A engine took place! Departing from Toulouse at 1:24pm, the aircraft successfully completed its journey in 4 hours and 25 minutes. 🛫
[
#ClearAmbition
🌿] The
#CFMRISE
program accelerates the development of uncompromising new propulsion technologies that will pave the way for the next generation of aircraft and an ever more sustainable future. Read more about our sustainability journey ➡️
[
#ClearAmbition
] Our
#RISE
program is presenting technologies that showcase the optimum engine architecture. The open fan concept is the most efficient and sustainable option to improve the propulsive efficiency of an engine.✈️ 🌿
#SustainableAviation
➡️
[Press Release]
@AirAsia
and CFM today finalized a $23.1 billion order for the purchase of 200
#CFMLEAP
-1A engines to power the airline’s 100 Airbus
#A321neo
, as part of the largest engine order by value in aviation history!
#PAS19
[Press Release]
@airindia
and CFM International have finalized the order of
#CFMLEAP
engines that will power the airline’s new fleet of 210
@Airbus
A320/A321neos and 190
@Boeing
737 MAX family aircraft, which was first announced in February.
Read more➡️
[Press Release]
@IndiGo6E
today announced that it has selected
#CFMLEAP
-1A engines to power its fleet of 310 new
@Airbus
#A320neo
,
#A321neo
, and
#A321XLR
aircraft. We are incredibly proud about this announcement! ✈️
Read more in our press centre:
The A319neo powered by CFM's LEAP-1A engines was certified by both the US FAA and European EASA airworthiness authorities. This means ll three LEAP-powered aircraft models – the A319neo, A320neo and A321neo – are now certified.
#Leap
#a320neo
#a319neo
#a321neo
[
#OnThisDay
📆] Do you remember?
In 1981,
@Boeing
formally launched the
#CFM56
-powered
#B737
-300 program. Since then, CFM has provided the exclusive powerplant for all modes of the 737, from the -300 to the 737 MAX family.
SAS and CFM strengthen their commitment to a
#SustainableAviation
as they signed a deal for additional fuel-efficient
#CFMLEAP
engines to power 3⃣5⃣
#A320neo
aircraft. This contract valued at $2.9 billion U.S. includes a services agreement.
#ClearAmbition
The CFM Team congrats
#COMAC
on the maiden flight of the
#C919
4th prototype aircraft, which was completed in 1 hour and 25 minutes from Shanghai. 🇨🇳 We are proud to be on board with the
#CFMLEAP
-1C engine and we'll keep supporting you throughout the flight test campaign. 🛫👏
🎉 Celebrating COMAC's C919! It took its first flight in 2017 with the LEAP-1C engine. Joined
@ChinaEastern
's fleet last year. With over 1000 engines orders commitments, the future looks bright! ✈️
#COMAC
#C919
#CFMLEAP
[
#CustomerVoice
🎤] After beating the record for the longest flight duration with an
@Airbus
#A321LR
, the
@_azoresairlines
crew looks back on the
#CFMLEAP
performances : “I was very surprised by the engines low noise level.” ▶️ Full story on YouTube
[Press Release]
@qatarairways
🇶🇦 places $4⃣ billion order for CFM International’s
#CFMLEAP
-1A engines to power its new fleet of 5⃣0⃣
@Airbus
#A321neo
family aircraft, as part of the largest A321neo order ever in the Middle East.✈️
Read more ➡️
We’re honored to be under your wings,
@easyJet
, as we celebrate our long, successful partnership and the delivery of your 4⃣0⃣0⃣th
@Airbus
aircraft powered by our fuel efficient
#CFMLEAP
. This is another milestone of our joint commitment to build a more
#SustainableAviation
.
[
#ThursdayPhoto
📸] Over four decades of experience and technological excellence 😲! With more than 33,000 engines delivered to date, our
#CFM56
engine powers more than 600 operators worldwide and has accumulated more than 1,2 billion flight hours. Impressive, isn't?
[Press Release]
@AmericanAir
signs
#CFMLEAP
-1B engine service agreement for its entire
#B737
MAX fleet. 🇺🇸
✅This major deal covers more than 400 engines and the purchase of spare engines.
➡️
[Key Figures] Yesterday, we announced an historic
#CFMLEAP
order with
@AirIndiain
that strengthens CFM's footprint in India. Let's discover the key figures!
[Press Release📢]
@SouthwestAir
today announced the purchase of the advanced CFM International
#CFMLEAP
-1B engine to power 100
#B737MAX
aircraft.
Read more in our press centre:
#OnThisDay
🗓️ Today marks six years since the first
#CFMLEAP
-1A powered
#A320neo
aircraft commercial flight. Since 2016, the LEAP-1A engine has logged over 1️⃣2️⃣ million flight hours! 🤩✈️
#AvGeek
Keep
#CFM56
flying ✈️ The CFM56 fleet is still soaring high, with 24,000 engines in service and more than 1.2 billion flight hours logged!
Our mission❓ To keep these engines flying and support over 600 operators worldwide through the CFM56 open
#MRO
ecosystem 🛠️
[Press Release]
@SalamAir
and CFM International sign an engine maintenance agreement coupled with the acquisition of spare engines.
#DubaiAirshow2021
Read more ➡
Proud to celebrate the delivery of the 15000th
#CFM56
-7B engine to
#ChinaEasternAirlines
. The company is one of the top 10 airlines in the world
and the largest CFM customer in Asia, operating a fleet of 282 B737NG powered
by CFM56 engines!🇨🇳👏Thanks
#ChinaEastern
for your trust!
[
#DidYouKnow
❓] The
#CFM56
-5B is the engine of choice for the
@Airbus
A320 family, having been selected to power nearly 60% of the aircraft ordered.✈️ Today, it is the only engine that can power every model of the
#A320
family with one bill of materials.
And we have first flight! 🛫
The game-changing
#A321XLR
stretching its wings for the first time - kicking off its flight test campaign.
💡 Wondering what a first flight is about? Check out this video:
[Press Release 📢]
@AirFranceKLM
has finalized the purchase of 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
#CFMLEAP
-1A engines to power its new fleet of
@Airbus
#A320neo
and
#A321neo
aircraft, after entering into exclusive negotiations in April. ✈
Read more ➡️
The ACJneo fleet is expanding its reach with a 9th delivery - this time an
#ACJ319neo
to an Asia-Pacific-based private customer.
Talking about reach, did you know that with a range of 12,500km, the ACJ319neo is the longest range bizliner in its category?
#ACJ
#CFMLEAP
has racked up some impressive statistics in the 29 months since the first airplane entered airline service in August 2016. Thank you to our 95 and counting operators around the globe for making it happen!
#737MAX
#A320neo
As we take off for the holidays we want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and safe journeys during the holiday period! Especially those making very important flights around the world on the 24th… 🎅🦌☃
#AvGeek
To meet the performance and reliability expectations, 6️⃣0️⃣ LEAP engines were built to execute CFM's most extensive test certification program... Including tests in chilly winter temperatures at our Peebles facility! ❄️☃️
#AvGeek
[
#GetToKnow
💡] The
#CFMLEAP
-1C engine, purpose-designed by
#CFM
to power the
#COMAC
#C919
. Did you know that the COMAC
#C919
was the first application for the LEAP engine ❓
▶️ To know everything about this program, it's here 👇
#AvGeek
Congratulations International Airlines Group (IAG) and
@BoeingAirplanes
on this order ! 👏✈
We are proud to power and support your future fleet with our fuel-efficient
#CFMLEAP
.🤩
Welcome to the 737 family, International Airlines Group!
With today's agreement for up to 150 737s, your selection of the 737-8-200 and 737-10 will advance IAG's sustainability goals thanks to the incredible fuel efficiency of these birds. ✈✈
More:
#DidYouKnow
❓ As the
#CFMLEAP
ramp-up continues, CFM will reach 2⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ LEAP engines delivered per year by 2020!
Find out how
@SafranEngines
&
@GEAviation
maintains the highest production rate in the industry ▶️
State of the art | Behind the scenes with our teams at the service of high technology !
Thanks to their unique know-how, the
#CFMLEAP
engine's advanced technology and proven architecture offers best-in-class asset availability to our customers.
📍 Lafayette, Indiana (USA)
[Press Release]
@Delta
announces an order of 2⃣0⃣0⃣
#CFMLEAP
-1B engines to power its new fleet of
#B737
-10 aircraft. The order also includes additional spare engines and an option to purchase up to 60 additional engines.
#FIA2022
Go behind the scenes and meet the team who has been working in the
@GEAviation
factories in Ohio 🇺🇸 Their commitment, along with the teams
@SafranEngines
, has made it possible to pass the 1️⃣ Billion engine flight hours milestone for the
#CFM56
family 🎉
[Quiz Time] Take a look behind the scenes of our assembly line. But which engine is it? 👀🌀 Hint: It is the only engine that can power every model of the
#A320
family.
#AvGeek
#Quiz
With today’s order of 150 737-10s and 50 737-8s, United Airlines positions its fleet for the next phase of the market recovery.
Thank you,
@United
. Our team looks forward to helping you build your future with the 737 family.
Release:
Airline operators and CFM are on track to comply with FAA and EASA emergency airworthiness directive (EAD). They have completed more than 60% of the mandated ultrasonic inspections on
#CFM56
-7B blades with 30,000+ cycles.
@GEAviation
@SafranEngines
[Press Release] CFM International received orders and commitments for a total of 2,148 engines in 2019 at a value of more than $30.7 billion U.S. at list price, including 1,968
#CFMLEAP
engines, and delivered 2100+ engines over the year!
[
#2019highlights
] CFM delivered over 3,000 engines and completed 6 million + engine flight hours for the
#CFMLEAP
engine ✅
📅 Looking forward to more milestones in 2020!
Congratulations
@easyJet
on the delivery of your 2️⃣
@Airbus
#A321neo
which will be based in Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport.🇫🇷✈
We are honored to powering and supporting your fleet with the advanced
#CFMLEAP
engine.🤩
@ParisAeroport
🛫
#easyJet
is consolidating its flights to/from
@ParisAeroport
#CDG
by basing two
@Airbus
#A321neo
, an aircraft with the latest technological advances so as to reduce its carbon footprint and noise impact. Another milestone in the energy transition of our airport model.
[Press Release]
@easyJet
orders more than 3⃣0⃣0⃣
#CFMLEAP
-1A engines to power its fleet of 157
@Airbus
#A320neo
family aircraft, along with spare engines and a multi-year services agreement. The aircraft will be delivered from 2029. Read more ➡️
8,997 – 8,998 – 8,999 – 9,000! 👏 Proud to deliver the 9,000th
#A320
Family aircraft to our friends at
@easyJet
! We are sure the new
#A320neo
will feel like home in the airline’s all Airbus fleet.
Happy
#LEAPDay
📆. It’s a very exciting day for CFM,
@GEAviation
and
@SafranEngines
!
✅ The
#CFMLEAP
engine family entered into service in leap year 2016.
✅The engine has since logged more than 7 million engine flight hours.
#AVGeek
✈️
Well done
@Airbus
and
@DLR_en
✅ We were proud to be on board of this new
#VOLCAN
flight test powered by our fuel efficient
#CFMLEAP
engines as we are supporting industry initiatives to approve and adopt 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (
#SAF
).
#ClearAmbition
✈️🌿
So...... Here it is! The best chair in the world!!!!!
737 CFM56 engine cowl and door assemblies. Complete with a rear mounted bar area, Phillips hue lighting, tan leather cushion with beige stitch, and a mirror.
Best chair in the world? Smashed it.
[Milestone] We are honoured to announce that the 200th
@Airbus
#A320neo
powered by the fuel-efficient
#CFMLEAP
-1A has taken to the sky in China 🇨🇳.
The CFM fleet continues to grow in the Greater China and has now logged 1.5 million Engine Flight Hours.✈️
[Customer Focus✈️]
@easyJet
became in 2017 the first customer to take delivery of the advanced
#CFMLEAP
engine which provides a 1⃣5⃣% reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions🍃 while significantly lowering noise emissions.🔈
#ClearAmbition
#CFMFamily