| Aigle Azur Orders CFM56-5B to Power Airbus A319 | 06.18.2009 |
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LE BOURGET, France - June 18, 2009 - Aigle Azur has selected the CFM56-5B engine to power a new Airbus A319 aircraft scheduled for delivery in mid-2010.
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| CFM Provides Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies and SR... | 06.18.2009 |
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LE BOURGET, France - June 18, 2009 - CFM International will support the strategic agreement between Mubadala Development Company and GE Aviation announced June 17, 2009 at the Paris Air Show with engine overhaul support and material supply agreements. |
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| Cebu Pacific Expands CFM56-5B-Powered Airbus Fleet; Places... | 06.16.2009 |
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LE BOURGET, France - June 16 2009 - Cebu Pacific has selected CFM International's CFM56-5B engine to power 10 new Airbus A320 aircraft in a firm engine order valued at approximately $155 million U.S., including spare engines. The airline is scheduled to take its first aircraft in October 2010, with deliveries continuing through November 2013. |
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| USA3000 Newest Customer to Achieve TRUEngine Status | 06.16.2009 |
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LE BOURGET, France - June 16, 2009 - USA3000 Airlines has achieved TRUEngineTM status for all 22 CFM56-5B engines in its fleet. |
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| Aeroflot CFM56-5B Engines Awarded TRUEngine Status | 06.16.2009 |
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LE BOURGET, France - June 16, 2009 - Aeroflot Russian Airlines has achieved TRUEngineTM status for 102 of the CFM56-5B engines powering the airline |
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| Atlantic Airways Orders CFM56-5B-powered Airbus A319 | 06.15.2009 |
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LE BOURGET, France - June 15, 2008 - Atlantic Airways, the national airline of the Faroe Islands, has selected the CFM56-5B engine to power the Airbus A319 the airline ordered in 2008. Atlantic Airways placed a firm order with CFM on the first day of the 2009 Le Bourget Air Show. The airline is scheduled to take delivery in 2011. |
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| AirTran CFM56-7Bs Awarded TRUEngine Status | 06.15.2009 |
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LE BOURGET, France - June 15, 2009 - AirTran Airways has achieved TRUEngineTM status for 102 of the CFM56-7B engines powering the airline's fleet of Boeing 737-700 aircraft.
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| Macquarie AirFinance First Leasing Company to Achieve... | 06.15.2009 |
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LE BOURGET, France - June 15, 2009 - Macquarie AirFinance has become the first leasing company to achieve the TRUEngine designation for CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines in its portfolio. |
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| First LEAP Core Begins Testing as RTM Fan Completes... | 06.13.2009 |
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LE BOURGET, France - June 13, 2008 - The first core of CFM International's advanced LEAP-X development program has begun its 100-hour ground test program in a special altitude test chamber at GE Aviation facilities in Evendale, Ohio, as the full-scale LEAP RTM (Resin Transfer Molding) composite fan is completing extensive cross-wind and acoustics tests at GE's unique outdoor test facility in Peebles, Ohio. The core fired on June 12. |
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| CFM International Expands TRUEngineTM Program and Announces... | 06.13.2009 |
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LE BOURGET, France - June 13, 2009 - CFM International's TRUEngine program has grown since its launch in mid-2008, both in terms of industry acceptance and additional value to the qualifying airline fleets. To date, more than 3,000 CFM56 engines in service with more than 25 customers/operators worldwide have met the TRUEngine qualification criteria. |
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| CFM56-7BE Certification Program on Schedule | 06.13.2009 |
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LE BOURGET, France - June 13, 2009 - Hardware for a total of four advanced CFM56-7BE certification engines is currently being amassed in Evendale, Ohio, and Villaroche, France, paving the way for engine build up this summer and the first engine test in September of this year. |
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| CFM Prepares to Celebrate 35th Anniversary with an Eye to... | 06.13.2009 |
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LE BOURGET, France - June 13, 2009 - On September 24, 1974, two aircraft engine manufacturers, Snecma (SAFRAN Group) and General Electric Company, signed an agreement that would redefine international cooperation and help change the course of commercial aviation. That agreement formally launched CFM International (CFM) as a 50/50 joint company. |
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| CFM Tech Insertion Bringing Lower Fuel Burn, Longer On-Wing... | 06.13.2009 |
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LE BOURGET, France - June 13, 2009 - CFM International's advanced CFM56 Tech Insertion configuration is providing approximately 180 operators worldwide with lower fuel consumption, longer on-wing life, lower maintenance costs, and lower emissions. |
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| GE and NASA To Begin Wind-Tunnel Testing This Summer of... | 06.11.2009 |
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EVENDALE, Ohio - June 11, 2009 - Following several months refurbishing a special NASA test rig, GE Aviation and NASA this summer will begin a wind-tunnel test program to evaluate counterrotating fan-blade systems for "open rotor" jet engine designs. |
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| CFM56-2 Engine Sets New Military Time on Wing Record | 05.22.2009 |
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TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma - May 21, 2009 - At a special ceremony, CFM International and the Strategic Communications Wing 1 of the United States Navy celebrated a new military aviation time on wing record achieved by a CFM56-2A engine that logged 19,655 hours powering an E-6B aircraft before its first removal. |
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