Engines
CFM Tackles Lag in Leap Deliveries
Company triples output of new turbofans between first quarter of 2017 and first quarter of 2018
The Leap 1B jet-engine is on display at CFM’s exhibit during the Singapore Airshow 2018. Photo: Mark Wagner
The Leap 1B jet-engine is on display at CFM’s exhibit during the Singapore Airshow 2018. Photo: Mark Wagner

Production glitches and durability deficiencies have resulted in CFM International having to address a delivery delay for its Leap turbofan family of four to five weeks, a deficit CFM executive vice president and general manager François Bastin characterized as certainly surmountable by the end of the year as the company triples its weekly Leap output from 2017's rate. Speaking during a Thursday briefing to lay groundwork for CFM’s activities at the Singapore Airshow, Bastin noted that CFM’s production rate has reached more than 20 per week and that the company plans to build between 1,100 and 1,200 Leaps by the end of the year. It delivered 459 last year.


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