NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Farnborough, United Kingdom, 2012/07/12 - The momentum for CFM Internationals’ advanced LEAP engine family continue s to build as the company logged orders and commitments for 922 new engines in recent weeks. PAR: SAF | SAFRAN

• Total LEAP orders to date at 3,752 engines;
• Orders for CFM56 family remain strong.

The momentum for CFM Internationals’ advanced LEAP engine family continue s to build as the company logged orders and commitments for 922 new engines in recent weeks at a value of $12.6 billion at list price, nearly doubling its total 2012 order book to date, which now stands at 1,792.

LEAP engines for Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX, and COMAC C919:
• Agriculture Bank of China - 45 COMAC 919 aircraft;
• Air Lease Corporation (ALC) - 75 firm Boeing 737 MAX aircraft;
• ALAFCO – 20 Boeing 737 MAX;
• Aviation Capital Group – 18 Airbus A320neo aircraft;
• Avolon Leasing – 15 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft;
• GE Capital Aviation Services – 75 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft;
• United Airlines – 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (including a service agreement);
• Virgin Australia – 23 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

CFM56 -5B and CFM56-7B engines to power Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft:
• Avolon – 10 Boeing Next-Generation 737s;
• GE Capital Aviation Services – 25 Boeing Next-Generation 737s;
• Juneyao Airlines – five Airbus A321s
• United Airlines – 50 Boeing Next-Generation 737s

LEAP and CFM56 engines (cfm56.com) are a product of CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (Safran group) and GE. CFM, the world’s leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines, has delivered nearly 24,000 engines to date.

For more information, contact:
Jamie Jewell: T: 513.552.2790 / M: 513.885.2282 - E: jamie.jewell[.]ge.com.
Rick Kennedy: T: 513.243.3372 / M: 513.607.0609 - E: rick.l.kennedy[.]ge.com.

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