Engines
CFM’s Leap Production Back on Schedule
The GE-Snecma joint venture fully expects to meet its delivery target of 1,800 engines this year.
CFM Leap engines in service last year registered a 96-percent utilization rate, equaling that of the far more “mature” CFM56. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN)
CFM Leap engines in service last year registered a 96-percent utilization rate, equaling that of the far more “mature” CFM56. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN)

CFM confirmed Saturday that it has caught up on production of its Leap engine line, almost one year after company executives told reporters at the Farnborough Air Show that the company had fallen behind by as much as four weeks. The company met its target of delivering 1,100 engines in 2018 and fully expects to meet its 2019 goal of 1,800, representing a 60 percent year-over-year increase in production, reported CFM chief executive Gael Meheust during a pre-show briefing in Paris.


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