Engines
CFM Delivers First Leap-1C to Comac
C919 narrowbody on track for rollout by year-end
CFM Leap engines have logged 4,730 certification hours in the air and on the ground. (Photo: CFM International)
CFM Leap engines have logged 4,730 certification hours in the air and on the ground. (Photo: CFM International)

CFM International has delivered the first CFM Leap-1C turbofan to China’s Comac for installation on the new C919 narrowbody, the engine company announced Thursday. CFM and Comac held a delivery ceremony to mark the occasion in Shanghai, where Comac vice president Wu Guanghui confirmed plans to finish assembly and roll out the first C919 test article by the end of the year.


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