pan>)--CFM International (CFM) had a record year in 2011, logging orders for
1,500 commercial, military and spare CFM56 engines and commitments for
3,056 LEAP engines for a combined value of $51.7 billion at list price.
“2011 was an outstanding year for CFM across the board”
CFM International, a 50/50 joint company of Snecma (Safran group) and
GE, produces the highly popular CFM56 engine family. CFM is developing a
new engine family, under the brand name LEAP, which will enter service
in 2016.
As the company logs record commitments, CFM is also achieving record
production rates for the CFM56 product line. The company has built more
than 1,000 engines per year since 2006, and the rate has grown steadily.
In 2011, CFM delivered more than 1,300 engines, the highest rate in the
industry, compared to 1,250 engines built in 2010. Current plans are to
reach more than 1,600 engines per year by 2014.
2011 was an outstanding year for CFM across the board, said Jean-Paul
Ebanga, president and CEO of CFM International. By year end, we had
solid orders for 1,500 CFM56 engines, which would make 2011 a good year
in its own right. But we also received a significant number of LEAP
orders in the last six months of the year.
We are expecting additional A320neo, 737 MAX, and C919 announcements in
the next couple of months, so 2012 is already off to a very good start,
said Ebanga.
Below is a recap of 3,056 LEAP commitments received in 2011 at a value
of approximately $36.7 billion U.S. at list price:
LEAP-1A-powered Airbus A320neo (announced 2011): 465 airplanes /
930 engines
(53% share of A320neo orders)
AirAsia
CIT Aerospace
Garuda
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS)
ILFC
Republic Airways Holdings
SAS
Virgin America officially launched the LEAP-1A engine.
LEAP-1B-powered Boeing 737 MAX (announced 2011): 948 airplanes /
1,896 engines
American Airlines
Aviation Capital Group
Lion Air
Southwest Airlines - officially launched LEAP-1B;
Nine unannounced customers
LEAP-1C-powered COMAC C919 (announced 2011): 115 airplanes / 230
engines
China Aircraft Leasing Corporation
Bank of Communication
ICBC Leasing
Sichuan Airlines
LEAP-1C-powered COMAC C919 (announced 2010): 100 airplanes / 200
engines
Air China
CDB Leasing Company
China Eastern Airlines
China Southern Airlines
GECAS
Hainan Airlines
Highlights of 2011 CFM56 orders include:
Total CFM56-5B engine orders: 394 (66 percent share of A320 orders)
Total CFM56-7B engine orders: 1,012 (CFM sole source)
94 military engines and commercial spares
Air Lease Corporate
American Airlines
Delta Airlines
Hainan
Southwest Airlines
UTair
Virgin America
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Information Source: Business Wire