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Aerospace

True Blue: India’s Fast-Rising IndiGo Places Massive Jet Engine Order With CFM

Tomas Kellner
May 21, 2021

India’s IndiGo airline, one of the world’s fastest-growing low-cost carriers, said on Friday it will use fuel-efficient LEAP-1A engines from CFM International to power its fleet of 310 new Airbus A320neo, A321neo and A321XLR aircraft. The agreement, one of the largest in CFM’s history, includes 620 new installed engines and associated spare engines, as well as a multi-year service agreement. “This is a pivotal milestone that reflects our long-standing commitment to rapidly strengthen our network both domestically and internationally,” said IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta.

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Paris Air Show

Flying High: Jet Engine Maker CFM International Casts An Eye Toward The Future Of Flight

Tomas Kellner
June 16, 2019

The Paris Air Show kicked off this weekend with a briefing for journalists — or at least that’s how the jet engine maker CFM International got things going. To CFM, this year’s show is special. Eleven years ago, in 2008, the company announced in a hotel conference room just off the Avenue des Champs-Élysées that it would build a revolutionary new jet engine called the LEAP. Speaking in the same room on Saturday, Gaël Méheust, CFM's president and CEO, told reporters that the jet engine was “delivering on what we promised.”

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Aerospace

Well Played: For Researcher Marie-Agathe Charpagne, Music And Metals Go Hand In Hand

Dorothy Pomerantz
January 23, 2019
The annual Ile-de-France piano competition can be a nerve-racking affair. Pianists from around the world converge on the 2,000-seat Salle Malesherbes auditorium in Maisons-Laffitte, a few miles northwest of Paris, to compete for the top prize.
But when Marie-Agathe Charpagne sat down to play “Apres une Lecture de Dante” by Franz Liszt, in 2016, she was perfectly composed. In front of an audience of her fellow competitors, her hands flew over the keys, always landing on the right notes, while her bare feet skimmed the pedals, giving added depth to the music flowing from the instrument.
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From Wimbledon To Burning Man: An Inside Look At The Summer’s Largest Airshows

Tomas Kellner
September 08, 2016
The Farnborough International Airshow, which takes place every other year just outside of London, is aviation’s grand slam event comparable to Wimbledon or the U.S. Open. Boeing, Airbus, GE and all other large aircraft, engine and equipment makers come here and do big business. (GE Aviation and its joint-venture partner CFM International left with $25 billion in new deals.)
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FIA16

GE And CFM Win $25 Billion In New Deals At Farnborough Airshow

Tomas Kellner
July 14, 2016
The Farnborough International Airshow will stay open to the public over the weekend, but the business part is over. GE and CFM International, GE’s joint company with France’s Safran Aircraft Engines, reported a combined total of $25 billion in new business.
CFM entered the show with orders and commitments for more than 10,800 next-generation LEAP jet engines, valued at $151 billion (U.S. list price), and the company won deals for at least 393 more. The company sold 565 engines valued at $8.2 billion. The tally includes its CFM56 engines and also business from undisclosed customers.
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FIA16

We've Got An Exclusive Look At Boeing's Brand New 737 MAX Jet

Tomas Kellner
July 11, 2016
Boeing test pilot Ed Wilson brought this weekend to England the American plane maker’s brand new, next-generation Boeing 737 MAX passenger jet. He flew it here for the Farnborough International Air Show, which started on Monday, but we got an exclusive close look at the plane over the weekend.
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FIA16

Farnborough Airshow, An Aviation Grand Slam, Takes Off Today In England

Tomas Kellner
July 11, 2016
Many planes heading to the Farnborough International Airshow, which opens just outside of London on Monday, start their descent over Wimbledon’s famous tennis courts. It’s an apt landing route. Just like the tennis tournament, the air show is a grand-slam event for the aviation industry. The stars here have names like Airbus, Boeing and GE, the company that makes the jet engines that keep planes in the air.
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vietnam

These Two Massive Vietnam Deals Just Inked During President Obama’s Historic Visit Involve GE Technology

Tomas Kellner
May 23, 2016
Few sights represent Vietnam’s meteoric economic rise better than the cluster of tall business towers remaking the Ho Chi Minh City skyline. The Asian country ranked among the poorest in the world 30 years ago, with per capita income just $100. Reforms have since swelled Vietnam’s GDP more than 20 times, as the country has enjoyed one of the longest economic booms anywhere in the world.
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Aerospace

New Lion Air Order Lands LEAP Engine Total Near $145 Billion

Tomas Kellner
February 29, 2016
Few airlines demonstrate the latest trends in air transportation better than does Indonesia’s Lion Air. The fast-growing carrier opened for business in 2000, flying to domestic destinations and nearby foreign airports in Singapore and Vietnam. Today, its fleet consists almost entirely of single-aisle aircraft like the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737, with hundreds of the next-generation versions of the planes on order.
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Jet Engine With 3D-Printed Parts Powers Next-Gen Boeing 737 MAX For The First Time

Tomas Kellner
February 02, 2016
The latest-generation Boeing 737 MAX, powered by a pair of advanced LEAP-1B engines, made its maiden flight last Friday in Seattle. The flight lasted 2 hours and 47 minutes. “The flight was a success,” said Captain Ed Wilson, chief pilot for the 737 MAX program. “The 737 MAX just felt right in flight, giving us complete confidence that this airplane will meet our customers’ expectations.”
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