Podcast: CFM Durability Deep Dive With President Gaël Méheust

CFM established an industry benchmark for reliability with its CFM56; roughly 24,000 are still in operation today, setting up big expectations for in-service durability. But CFM's Leap program has been working through some issues since its entry into service.

On this episode sponsored by CFM, Aviation Week editors hear about CFM’s durability roadmap from President Gaël Méheust, and how the company intends to apply lessons learned to its future Rise technology program Open Fan engine.

Listen to a past Check 6 Revisits episode exploring 40 years of CFM here