Air India, CFM finalise order for engines for 400 planes
The Hindu
Air India and CFM Int'l finalised order for LEAP engines for 400 narrow-body planes. The engines will power 210 Airbus A320/A321 neo and 190 Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft. Both companies signed multi-year services agreement. Air India has been a CFM customer since 2002.
Air India and CFM International have finalised the order for LEAP engines for the carrier's new fleet of 400 narrow-body planes.
The engines will power 210 Airbus A320/A321 neo and 190 Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft.
"Both companies also signed a multi-year services agreement that will cover the airline's entire fleet of LEAP engines," CFM said in a release on Thursday.
The order was first announced in February.
Air India has been a CFM customer since 2002 when it began operating A320 neo aircraft powered by CFM56-5B engines.
In 2017, the airline began operating the A320 neo, becoming the first LEAP-1A-powered operator in India. The airline currently has 27 LEAP-1A-powered A320neo family aircraft in its fleet, the release said.
Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson said, "We are delighted to celebrate with CFM a major deal that will play a key role in our future development."
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