Engines
CFM Seals 200 Engine Deal With American Airlines
Flight-testing of the new Leap turbofan is about to start.
Jean-Paul Ebanga
Jean-Paul Ebanga

Engine manufacturer CFM International announced yesterday here at Farnborough International 2014 that American Airlines has selected its Leap-1A turbofan engine to power 100 Airbus A320neos. At list price, CFM values the engine order at $2.6 billion. The aircraft order was originally announced in July 2011 and American will begin taking delivery of the aircraft in 2017.