Structural reorganization and Lean processes are making headway in GE Aerospace’s push to increase production capacity and tackle durability improvements.
As the CFM Leap program nears its 10th anniversary of entering service, Aviation Week MRO experts examine the ramp-up, aftermarket network, reliability and forecast for this popular powerplant.
CFM is expanding its overhaul network and increasing parts production as a foundation of its broadening aftermarket program for key narrowbody engines.
New repair technologies and processes are driving GE’s push to reduce engine turnaround time and expand capacity without adding to its footprint in Singapore.
By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Scott Mikus
Some 14 years after exiting the single-aisle engine market, Rolls-Royce is trying to get back into it, unveiling a new engine concept called the UltraFan 30—but can it break the CFM-Pratt duopoly?
Plans to flight test CFM International’s Open Fan engine on an Airbus A380 are accelerating following the initial meeting of the Safran-led Take Off project.
Ryanair and CFM have made progress on a multi-year engine services agreement that includes support for the airline's plans to set up two of its own engine shops.
Engine-makers are fighting to match production rates to those of Airbus and Boeing. But as single-aisle delivery rates continue to increase, can they keep up?
