In April, CFM International* (CFM) reached a new production milestone when employees built and assembled the 15,000th CFM56-7B jet engine destined for a Boeing Next-Generation 737 airplane.

More than 33,400 CFM56 engines delivered to date.

Since the LEAP engine program was launched more than a decade ago, CFM has committed to both developing internal capability through CFM Services, as well as working with its partners to expand third-party MRO capability to support the industry's fastest-growing fleet.

There are hundreds of thousands of parts in an aircraft and it’s arguable that the highest concentration of those can be found in the whole powerplant system. Ensuring that every part is airworthy is vital, so keeping spares at hand is necessary at all times.

The UAE airline is using a new GE predictive tool for managing engines that is reaping major benefits.

In Środa Śląska, outside of Wroclaw, Poland, a massive facility encompassing over 35,000-square-meters emblazoned with a giant shimmering X has opened for business and is already making aviation industrial history.

Since the LEAP engine program was launched more than a decade ago, CFM has committed to both developing internal capability through CFM Services, as well as working with its partners to expand third-party MRO capability to support the industry’s fastest-growing fleet.

For everyone who says, “small is beautiful”, there are those who prefer to say “the bigger, the better”. When it comes to aero engines, both have their supporters but surely no-one could think that an engine whose diameter is greater than the diameter of a Boeing 737 is anything less than impressive.