Our engines are built in an environmentally safe way

CFM56 engines are manufactured in facilities owned by our environmentally conscious parent companies, GE and Snecma. All production sites are continuously improved out of consideration of the surrounding areas. The same determination that drives the careful design of the CFM56, guides the way these engines are built.

Snecma strives to reduce the amount of waste produced, recycle more, economize water use and monitor energy consumption. As an extra step, Snecma monitors the quality of the water table and soil at its industrial sites. All feasible preventive actions are taken to manage the risks of possible pollution.

As part of GE’s ecomagination commitment, launched in 2005, GE’s goals for worldwide business operations by 2012 include: reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent, improve the energy efficiency of operations by 30 percent, and reduce water use by 20 percent.

Both GE and Snecma hold vendors to high environmental standards to ensure that all parts that go into CFM56 engines are manufactured in a healthy way. As part of purchase terms and agreements, suppliers promise to perform activities within all applicable safety and environmental regulations.