CFM56-7 Fix Validated In Test

Engineers at CFM International partner SNECMA successfully conducted a full engine blade-off test Monday on the new CFM56-7 turbofan for Boeing's next-generation 737 jetliner series, validating a fix for persistent troubles with the fan blade retention system that had posed the only remaining hurdle...

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