Lufthansa CFM56-5C engine achieves 100,000 flight hours

November 8, 2016

Lufthansa CFM56-5C engine achieves 100,000 flight hours

  • More than 100,000 flight hours for one CFM56-5C

HAMBURG, Germany — 8 November 2016 — Lufthansa and CFM International are celebrating the achievement of 100,000 flight hours by one of the airline’s CFM56-5C engine more than 20 years after Lufthansa took delivery of its first Airbus A340-300.

Lufthansa, which is part of the Lufthansa Group, took delivery of its first CFM-powered airplane in 1986 and currently has a fleet 350 CFM56 engines powering Airbus A319/A320, A340-300, and Boeing Classic 737 aircraft.  The airline was the launch customer for the CFM56-5C-powered long-range, four-engine A340 and put the first aircraft into revenue service in February 1993.  Lufthansa currently operates 18 CFM-powered A340 aircraft.

“We are very proud to be sharing this milestone with Lufthansa,” said Jean-Paul Ebanga, president and CEO of CFM International. “This airline has historically been known for the technical excellence of its fleet and its CFM56 engines continue to maintain world-class reliability.  We believe we build the most reliable engines in the air but we know that it is our customers that keep the flying.  On behalf of the entire CFM team, I extend our warmest congratulations to everyone at Lufthansa.”

The engine (ESN 740146) entered commercial service with Lufthansa on November 16, 1993 on one of the first Airbus A340 aircraft to be delivered.  Over the course of its service life, the engine has been fully overhauled four times at Lufthansa Technik.

About Lufthansa Group

The Lufthansa Group is an aviation group with global operations and a total of 540 subsidiaries and associated companies. It is divided into five business segments, which cover the areas of passenger transportation, airfreight and airline services: Passenger Airline Group, Logistics, MRO, Catering and IT Services. All of the business segments occupy a leading position in their sectors and in some cases are the global market leaders.

The airlines constitute the core business segment of the Lufthansa Group, including Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo, Germanwings, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and regional affiliates.  Equity investments in Brussels Airlines, SunExpress, and JetBlue round out the airline portfolio.

About CFM International

CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, is the world’s leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines, delivering more than 30,000 engines to more than 550 customers around the globe.  For more information, visit us at www.cfmaeroengines.com or follow us on Twitter @CFM_engines

 

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