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P&W ‘laser focused’ on CFM56-3 parts campaign
In January, Pratt & Whitney achieved a major milestone in its campaign to become a certified supplier of spares for CFM International’s CFM56-3 turbofans w

In January, Pratt & Whitney achieved a major milestone in its campaign to become a certified supplier of spares for CFM International’s CFM56-3 turbofans when it ran the first engine test containing parts it had re-engineered and manufactured. The event marked one of the final steps toward certification and delivery of the first P&W-manufactured CFM56-3 parts to the ground-breaking service’s launch customer, United Airlines. CFM International is a 50-50 joint company of GE-Aviation and Snecma, which is now part of SAFRAN.

“We’re laser-focused on the program because we know we have to get it right,” Matthew Bromberg, vice president and general manager of Pratt & Whitney’s new Global Material Solutions (GMS) business, told Aviation International News.