Gulf Air extends CFM LEAP-1A services agreement
Published on 18th June 2025
LE BOURGET, France — 18 June 2025 — Gulf Air and CFM International have extended the airline’s long-term CFM LEAP-1A services agreement which covers 29 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The agreement, which also includes the purchase of additional spare engines, provides for a comprehensive range of services from engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) to spare parts.
Gulf Air currently operates eight A320ceo family aircraft powered by CFM56-5B engines and twenty LEAP-1A-powered A320neo family aircraft, with nine additional A320neo family aircraft still on order.
“We are delighted to strengthen our partnership with CFM, who have been a key partner of our growth since our first CFM engine operations in the 1990s”, said Dr. Jeffrey Goh, Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Air Group. “This agreement will enable us to secure MRO capacity for our fleet and maintain our growth.”
“It’s an honor to extend our relationship with Gulf Air, a long-standing member of the CFM family,” said Gaël Méheust, president and CEO of CFM International. “With this agreement, we will continue to provide Gulf Air with the best CFM standards in support, reliability, and utilization for its LEAP fleet.”
CFM relies on an extensive open MRO ecosystem to support the LEAP fleet worldwide, including GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines shops, CFM Premier MRO providers, and other third-party MRO facilities.
CFM LEAP engines have experienced the fastest ramp in commercial aviation history, with 4,000 aircraft in just nine years. Advanced technologies like composite fan blades and ceramic matrix composites deliver an engine that’s 15 percent more fuel efficient, with 15 percent lower carbon emissions than prior-generation CFM56 engines. Backed by advanced health monitoring systems and an open MRO ecosystem with dozens of shops around the world, LEAP engines offer high reliability and enable high asset utilization for narrowbody aircraft.
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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 produces the LEAP family of engines and supports LEAP and CFM56 fleets for operators worldwide. www.cfmaeroengines.com
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