New CFM engines make easyJet 25% cleaner in NOx emissions
Published on 11th June 2008
LONDON LUTON AIRPORT, England June 11, 2008 CFM and easyJet set a new milestone in the green growth of air transport today with the delivery of the airline's first CFM56 Tech Insertion. These engines will help reduce NOx (mono-nitrogen oxides) emissions by 25% and bring considerable progress in terms of CO2 emissions, fuel consumption and maintenance costs.
The new CFM56-5B Tech Insertion engines, which are the product of CFM International (CFM), a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (Safran Group) and General Electric Company, are being introduced onto the easyJet fleet of Airbus A319 aircraft and will reinforce easyJet's position as one of the most environmentally-aware airlines in the industry.
While most of the focus in recent years has been on aviation's CO2 emissions, the European Commission is currently developing a NOx emissions directive project by the end of 2008. The CFM56 Tech Insertion program incorporates advanced technologies that help operators lower their environmental impact while also reducing operating and maintenance costs. Improved analytic design tools developed as part of this program have enable CFM to further optimize the Tech Insertion combustor so that it will provide 25 percent lower NOx emissions. In addition, the engine's 1 percent improvement in fuel consumption will also lower CO2, reducing these emissions by 200 tons per aircraft per year.
The engines are being fitted onto all new Airbus A319 deliveries.
The new CFM56-5B Tech Insertion engines, which are the product of CFM International (CFM), a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (Safran Group) and General Electric Company, are being introduced onto the easyJet fleet of Airbus A319 aircraft and will reinforce easyJet's position as one of the most environmentally-aware airlines in the industry.
While most of the focus in recent years has been on aviation's CO2 emissions, the European Commission is currently developing a NOx emissions directive project by the end of 2008. The CFM56 Tech Insertion program incorporates advanced technologies that help operators lower their environmental impact while also reducing operating and maintenance costs. Improved analytic design tools developed as part of this program have enable CFM to further optimize the Tech Insertion combustor so that it will provide 25 percent lower NOx emissions. In addition, the engine's 1 percent improvement in fuel consumption will also lower CO2, reducing these emissions by 200 tons per aircraft per year.
The engines are being fitted onto all new Airbus A319 deliveries.
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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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