First CFM56-5C On Lufthansa A340 Reaches Flight Hours Milestone

November 09, 2016
Credit: LUFTHANSA
A CFM56-5C engine powering a Lufthansa operated A340 aircraft has become the first of the engine type to pass the 100,000 flight hour threshold. The engine became operational at Lufthansa Passage in November 1993 and was first used on an A340-200 aircraft. After the aircraft was sold in 2004, it...

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