Mecachrome is refining the production process of the low-pressure turbine blades it is manufacturing for the CFM International Leap engine, the CEO says.
Durability issues with the new-generation Pratt & Whitney GTF and to a lesser extent CFM International Leap engine continue to impact aircraft utilization performance.
Flight Friday highlights the engines that power the vast majority of narrowbody flights: the CFM56 and Leap, the IAE V2500, and the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G.
Boeing and CFM remain on track to have an NTSB-recommended modification finalized that will address concerns with the Leap-1B load reduction device safety system.
Editors discuss disk durability concerns around the CFM International Leap at Southwest Airlines and the knock-on effects for the strong CFM56 overhaul market.
An unexpectedly low life limit on a key Leap-1B engine part could leave some operators scrambling if CFM’s replacement part plan does not stay on track.
Chromalloy CEO Chris Celtruda says reliability levels for next generation engines "indicates the problems of today are unlikely to moderate in the near term.”
Ryanair and CFM have made progress on a multi-year engine services agreement that includes support for the airline's plans to set up two of its own engine shops.
Powerplant availability issues were cited as flyadeal’s most pressing operational challenge, CEO Steven Greenway said at Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East.
Steven Greenway, CEO of Saudi Arabian low-cost airline Flyadeal, discusses how the carrier is scaling its maintenance without compromising its low-cost DNA.
Engine OEMs’ profit drivers are in direct opposition to those of Boeing and Airbus—everyone is in the same boat, but they are rowing in different directions.
By Sean Broderick, Lee Ann Shay, Lindsay Bjerregaard, James Pozzi
Deliveries and production of new aircraft are picking up, but aftermarket providers will still see strong demand on legacy platforms and material shortages.
