ST Engineering’s multimillion-dollar investment is intended to double its Singapore shop’s capacity for CFM International’s CFM56 and Leap engines by 2027.
The workhorse of the European commercial fleet, the CFM56, alone powers more than 40% of the European fleet’s flights, even before the Leap is accounted for.
Despite Europe's strong engine maintenance chops, it suffers from tight shop capacity and extended turnaround times resulting from new-gen durability problems.
As the CFM56 and V2500 families matured, their reliability allowed operators to lease fewer spare engines to cover for scheduled and unforeseen maintenance.
Russian airline group S7 is closing its subsidiary S7 Space, which had developed expertise in repairing the high-pressure compressor blades in CFM56 engines.
With the IATA AGM in India and Aviation Week’s Engine Leasing, Trading & Finance events imminent, Flight Friday looks at Indian narrowbody engine flight hours.
