GECAS Places $1.4 Billion LEAP Engine Order

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced at the Paris Air Show that it has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP engine to power 60 new Airbus A320neo aircraft scheduled to begin delivery in 2016. The engine order is valued at $1.4 billion U.S. at list price. “We are very pleased to once again be partnering with GECAS,” said Jean-Paul Ebanga, president and CEO of CFM International. “We have an incredibly strong relationship with them and look forward to working with them in the future.” LEAP engines incorporate technologies never seen in the single-aisle aircraft segment, according to the company.

Leave a Reply