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American Airlines selects CFM's advanced LEAP-1A engine to power 100 A320neo aircraft

July 13, 2014

  • Order valued at $2.6 billion U.S. at list price
  • American is first customer to order two LEAP engine variants

FARNBOROUGH, England --- 13 July 2014 --- 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 $2.6 billion U.S. at list price. The aircraft order was originally announced in July 2011 and American will begin taking delivery in 2017.

Rick Kennedy
GE Aviation
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+1 513 243 3372
+1 513 607 0609

Jamie Jewell
GE Aviation
[email protected]
+1 513 552 2790
+1 513 885 2282


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