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RoyalJet Selects LEAP Engines for Upcoming ACJ320neos
Aircraft operator is expecting its first ACJ delivery next year
Airbus ACJ320
RoyalJet will be adding its first Airbus ACJ 320neos to its fleet starting next year.

Abu Dhabi-based aircraft charter and management provider RoyalJet has selected the CFM Leap-1A engine to power its upcoming fleet of Airbus ACJ320neos, it said this week at the Dubai Airshow. Late last year, the company placed an order worth as much as $1 billion for three Airbus ACJ320neo VVIP jets plus options for six more, the first of which is expected to be delivered next year.

The Leap turbofan—manufactured by CFM International, a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines—now equips more than 4,000 aircraft. Its advanced technologies, such as composite fan blades and ceramic matrix composites, allows it to deliver 15% less fuel burn and 15% lower carbon emissions than the previous generation CFM-56 engines. Its open MRO ecosystem also offers dozens of maintenance locations around the world.