Continental Airlines Orders 60 CFM56-Powered Aircraft
Published on 9th October 1996
Continental Airlines has announced firm orders for 30 Boeing 737-500 and 30 Boeing 737-600 twinjet aircraft powered by CFM56-3 and CFM56-7 turbofan engines, respectively, in an engine order valued at $450 million.
Delivery of the aircraft is to begin in 1997 and continue through 1999.
CFM56 engines are produced by CFM International (CFMI), a 50/50 joint company of Snecma (Safran Group) of France and General Electric of the United States.
Continental Airlines currently has 101 CFM56-powered 737s in revenue service and has placed firm orders for an additional 108, including the 60 announced today.
Since the first CFM56-3-powered 737-300 entered service in 1984, the CFM56-3 engine and 737-300/-400/-500 aircraft family has become the best-selling engine/aircraft combination in commercial aviation history . Now, before flight testing has even begun, the new 737-600/-700/-800 aircraft powered by the new CFM56-7 engine has become the world's fastest selling airliner, with more than 400 aircraft on firm order.
Delivery of the aircraft is to begin in 1997 and continue through 1999.
CFM56 engines are produced by CFM International (CFMI), a 50/50 joint company of Snecma (Safran Group) of France and General Electric of the United States.
Continental Airlines currently has 101 CFM56-powered 737s in revenue service and has placed firm orders for an additional 108, including the 60 announced today.
Since the first CFM56-3-powered 737-300 entered service in 1984, the CFM56-3 engine and 737-300/-400/-500 aircraft family has become the best-selling engine/aircraft combination in commercial aviation history . Now, before flight testing has even begun, the new 737-600/-700/-800 aircraft powered by the new CFM56-7 engine has become the world's fastest selling airliner, with more than 400 aircraft on firm order.
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A 50/50 joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines, CFM International has redefined international cooperation and helped change the course of commercial aviation since its founding in 1974. Today, CFM is the world's leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines with a product line that sets the industry standard for efficiency, reliability, durability, and optimized cost of ownership. CFM International produces the LEAP family of engines and supports LEAP and CFM56 fleets for operators worldwide.
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