American Airlines has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power its new fleet of 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. CFM values the engine order at $2.6bn at list price. The aircraft order was originally announced in July 2011 and American will begin taking delivery in 2017. American also has orders for LEAP-1B engines to power 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, which are also scheduled to be delivered beginning in 2017.
easyJet, one of Europe’s leading airlines, announced an order with CFM International for 270 engines, including 200 LEAP-1A engines to power its Airbus A320neo family aircraft and 70 CFM56-5B engines to power additional A320ceo aircraft. CFM values the firm engine order at more than $3.3bn at list price. The airline also has purchase rights for an additional 100 A320neo aircraft. The 100 A320neo and 35 A320ceo aircraft orders were originally announced in July 2013.
China’s Spring Airlines has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power 30 Airbus A320ceo aircraft. The engine order is valued more than $620m at list price and the airline will begin taking delivery in 2015.