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FEATURE AERO ENGINES
MAX will have its sole powerplant, the date. The LEAP-1A is an engine option on
CFM LEAP-1B enter service in 2017. In the A320neo family and will enter service
The widebody segment, the A350 XWB is in 2016, the LEAP-1C will be ready in 2018
powered exclusively by RR’s Trent XWB, and is the only western engine offered for
while Boeing’s 777X will have GE9X for its China’s Commercial Aircraft Corporation
engine. of China (COMAC) C919 airliner.
2014 saw record orders and backlogs Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower GTF
for aero-engine manufacturers for large engine, cost an estimated $1 billion to
commercial aircraft. CFM International develop and the PW100G family, has
(a 50/50 joint venture between GE and already raked in 6,300 orders from 60
Safran), announced receipt of orders customers. GTF engines have already
valued in excess of $50 billion in 2014, accumulated in excess of 3,500 flight
across commercial and military aero hours and 16,000 hours, 31,000 cycles
engines (including spares), compared of full engine testing. P&W has also
to $31 billion in 2013. The outstanding announced an increase in GTF engine
response to its brand new LEAP engine prices across the product range, which
family, has led to more than $100 billion will go into effect this year, “As a result
in orders for 8,400 LEAP engines (at list of the exceptional customer demand
prices). CFM accumulated orders for 2,717 and great test results on our PurePower
The name on the tin says
it all! Pratt & Whitney’s LEAP and 1,527 CFM56 engines in 2014, engine, we are implementing increases
PurePower GTF poses for a total 4,244 engines. In 2013, it took in to the engine pricing across our product
a real challenge to the orders for a combined total of 2,723 CFM56 range.” said Greg Gernhardt, president,
CFM’s LEAP position as and LEAP engines. More than 27,500 Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines.
the market leader CFM56 engines have been delivered to This year will see the Mitsubishi Regional
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