July 25, 2012 – WEST CHESTER, Ohio - Mexico’s flag carrier, Aeromexico, today announced that it plans to purchase LEAP-1B engines to power 90 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 airplanes. The order is valued at $2.25 billion U.S. at list price.
July 12, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England – The momentum for CFM Internationals’ advanced LEAP engine family continue s to build as the company logged orders and commitments for 922 new engines ((742 LEAP & 180 CFM56) in recent weeks at a value of $12.6 billion at list price, nearly doubling its total 2012 order book to date, which now stands at 1,792.
July 12, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England - United Continental Holdings, parent company of United Airlines, today announced a firm order for 100 advanced LEAP-1B-powered Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. At the same time, the airline also ordered 50 CFM56-7B-powered Boeing Next-Generation 737-900ER aircrft. The combined value of the engine order, along with a long-term service agreement, is approximately $5.0 billion U.S. at list price.
July 12, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England – Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. is the latest CFM customer to become part of TRUEngine, qualifying CFM56-7B engines in its fleet for the program.
July 12, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England – Apollo Aviation Group is the latest leasing company to sign a letter agreement with CFM International, qualifying a mix of 21 CFM56 engines for the company’s TRUEngine program.
July 11, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England — GE Capital Aviation Service, the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) today signed a Memorable of Understanding with CFM International to participate in the company’s unique new product offering for leasing companies called Portable Maintenance for Lessors (PML). The final agreement should be complete by year-end.
July 11, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England - Dublin, Irelandbased aircraft leasing company Avolon today annouced that it plans to order LEAP-1B engines to power 15 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, along with CFM56-7BE engines to power 10 Next-Generation 737 aircraft. The total engine value is approximately $585 million U.S. at list price.
July 11, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England – China’s Juneyao Airlines today announced that is has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power five new Airbus A321 aircraft. The engine order is valued at more than $100 million U.S. at list price and the airline is scheduled to begin taking delivery in 2013.
July 11, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England – Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has become the latest leasing company to select CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine, announcing an order for engines to power 18 Airbus A320neo aircraft. These aircraft are part of a 30-airplane buy the company announced in November 2011. The firm engine order is valued at $450 million U.S. at list price.
July 10, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England – CFM International is pleased by ALFACO’s commitment to purchase 20 CFM-powered Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and look forward to finalizing this order, along with Boeing, in the very near future. The final order will be valued at $500 million U.S. at list price.
July 10, 2012 – FARBOROUGH, England - GE Capital Aviation Service, the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced commitments for 75 LEAP-1B-powered Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, in addition to an additional 25 CFM56-7B-powered Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft.
July 10, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England – Oman Air is the latest airline to become part of TRUEngine, qualifying all 33 CFM56-7B engines in its fleet for the program
July 9, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England – Engine Lease Finance Corporation has become the first spare engine lessor customer for CFM International's (CFM) new product offering for leasing companies called Portable Maintenance for Lessors (PML). The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with plans to sign a definitive agreement by year-end.
July 9, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England – 2012 orders for CFM International’s CFM56 and LEAP product families reached 960 engines through June. These orders are valued at approximately $10 billion U.S. at list price.
July 9, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England – Air Lease Corporation (ALC) today announced an order for 60 LEAP-1B-powered Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 15 737 MAX 9 aircraft. The engine order is valued at approximately $1.9 billion U.S. at list price.
July 9, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England – CFM has launched a unique new product offering for leasing companies called Portable Maintenance for Lessors (PML), signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SMBC Aviation Capital to launch. The two companies plan to finalize the terms of the contract by year-end.
July 7, 2012 – FARNBOROUGH, England – Virgin Australia has finalized a firm order for 23 advanced LEAP-1B-powered Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes. Virgin Australia has been a CFM customer since its official launch in August 2000 and currently operates a fleet of 68 CFM56-7B and -7BE powered Next Generation 737-700s and 737-800s.
July 29, 2011 – NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The P-8A Poseidon moves another step forward to Operational Assessment next year, as the aircraft completes a major testing milestone. The P-8A Integrated Test Team (ITT) completed the clean flutter program in June and has begun loads testing.
July 22, 2011 – Performance and drag improvements provided at no additional cost to customers SEATTLE, July 21, 2011 - The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] Next-Generation 737 with the certified performance improvement engines was delivered on a 737-800 to China Southern Airlines at Boeing Field in Seattle last week.
July 20, 2011 – RENTON, Wash., July 19, 2011 – The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A Poseidon production aircraft completed its first flight on July 7, 2011, taking off from Renton Field and landing three hours later at Boeing Field in Seattle. The P-8A is the first of six low-rate initial production (LRIP) aircraft Boeing is building for the U.S. Navy as part of a $1.6 billion contract awarded in January.
