DAE selects CFM engines for its A320s
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has selected CFM International CFM56-5B engines to power 20 Airbus A320 family aircraft it has on order, in a deal worth a

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has selected CFM International CFM56-5B engines to power 20 Airbus A320 family aircraft it has on order, in a deal worth around $270 million. The aircraft are due for delivery starting in 2011.

The 20 aircraft are part of an order for 70 A320s that DAE (Chalet 5) placed in July 2008; CFM engines also were selected for the initial 20 of that order. The engine selection for the final 30 is pending. “Now we just have to help them place [the aircraft] so the remaining 30 aircraft become CFMs also,” said GE Aviation president and CEO David Joyce. (CFMI is at Stand W350).