Engines
Leap-X engine leaps forward as single-aisle planes slip
CFM International comes to the Farnborough airshow with the first application for its new Leap-X engine under its belt and ready to offer more advanced ver

CFM International comes to the Farnborough airshow with the first application for its new Leap-X engine under its belt and ready to offer more advanced versions to Boeing and Airbus for either new or re-engined versions of their respective single-aisle aircraft.

Which way will the airframers go is one of the big questions being asked at the show. “We’re ready and waiting to offer our engine,” CFM executive vice president Olivier Savin told AIN. “CFM is having talks with both with regard to both re-engining and a new aircraft. Leap-X is a committed product, so what Boeing and Airbus do is up to them. Our program is going forward.”