First Engine For 737 MAX Starts In France

ATLANTA — Ground tests of the first CFM Leap-1B engine for Boeing’s 737 MAX family have begun at Snecma’s site in Villaroche, France. The engine, which ran for the first time on June 13, subsequently reached its full thrust rating of 28,000-lb, says the General Electric-Snecma joint venture. The...

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