Aircraft
CFM To Build 34K-pound thrust-rated Leap for A321XLR
The highest-thrust version of the Leap, physically identical to all other Leap-1A engines, will obtain the thrust bump by means of a data plug change.
The Airbus A321XLR will benefit from a more powerful Leap-1A turbofan under development by CFM. (Photo: Airbus)
The Airbus A321XLR will benefit from a more powerful Leap-1A turbofan under development by CFM. (Photo: Airbus)

CFM International will supply a version of the Leap-1A that generates 34,000 pounds of maximum takeoff thrust for highest-gross-weight or hot-and-high Airbus A321XLR missions, CFM president and CEO Gaël Méheust told AIN just ahead of the Farnborough Airshow.