Royal Air Maroc Picks Snecma for CFM56-7 Mx
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has chosen Snecma to maintain the CFM56-7B engines that power its Boeing 737s. The by-the-hour contract covers 36 aircraft, 26 of which RAM already operates, and runs until December 2018. Snecma Morocco Engine Services, a Snecma-RAM joint venture in Casablanca, will supply the service.
Separately, China’s Spring Airlines has selected the CFM56-5B engine to power four new Airbus A320 aircraft. At list price, the contract is valued at $70 million.
Aero Sekur To Be Part of Future’s Day
Flexible structure specialist Aero Sekur (Hall 4 Stand B8) will host an “international futures for young engineers” program tomorrow and at the weekend. A multinational team of post-graduate students will provide first-hand advice on engineering careers, the company said. Presentations are scheduled to run hourly from 10 a.m. tomorrow, which is the show’s Future’s Day.