Technologies matured as part of the RISE Program will serve as the foundation for the next-generation CFM engine that could be available by the mid-2030s. Through the extension of our CFM partnership to 2050, we are today reaffirming our commitment to work together as technology leaders to help our industry meet the urgent climate challenges.” ![]() Since the early 1970s, breakthrough engine efficiency and reliability have been the hallmark of our historic partnership and our LEAP engine already reduces emissions by 15 percent compared to previous generation engines. “We have to act now to accelerate our efforts to reduce our impact on the environment. "Our industry is in the midst of the most challenging times we have ever faced,” said Olivier Andriès, CEO of Safran. As we have always done in the past, we will deliver for the future.” We fully embrace the sustainability imperative. “Together, through the RISE technology demonstration program, we are reinventing the future of flight, bringing an advanced suite of revolutionary technologies to market that will take the next generation of single-aisle aircraft to a new level of fuel efficiency and reduced emissions. “The relationship between GE and Safran today is the strongest it has ever been,” said John Slattery, President and CEO of GE Aviation. The companies today also signed an agreement extending the CFM International 50/50 partnership to the year 2050, declaring their intent to lead the way for more sustainable aviation in line with the industry’s commitment to halve CO 2 emissions by 2050. The CFM RISE (Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines) program will demonstrate and mature a range of new, disruptive technologies for future engines that could enter service by the mid-2030s. The LEAP is on track for the first full engine to begin testing in 2013.PARIS-( BUSINESS WIRE)-GE Aviation and Safran today launched a bold technology development program targeting more than 20 percent lower fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions compared to today’s engines. The LEAP engine, which was formally launched in 2008, is a totally new centerline engine and the development and testing program has been progressing steadily. It is exciting to be a part of this program and to see this great relationship move to the next level." ![]() "China has been a very important region to us for more than 25 years, and more than 10 percent of the in-service CFM56 commercial fleet operates there. "This is truly an historic occasion for us all as we formally launch a new era in our history," said Jean-Paul Ebanga, president and CEO of CFM International. Nexcelle is a 50/50 joint venture between GE's Middle River Aircraft Systems and Safran group's Aircelle that the two companies launched in 2008. This is the first master contract for airborne systems that COMAC has signed for its ongoing C919 Program.Īs part of the IPS for the C919, CFM will provide the LEAP-X1C engine and, in partnership with Nexcelle, will provide the nacelle and thrust reverser to deliver a complete IPS solution to COMAC. ![]() The definitive agreement stipulates that CFM International (CFM) will be the sole overseas supplier for an integrated propulsion system (engine, nacelle, thrust reverser) and that the LEAP-X1C engine will be the sole Western powerplant for the new 150-passenger short-to-medium range airplane on schedule to enter service in 2016.ĬOMAC has forecasted a global market for more than 2,000 C919 aircraft over the 20 years following entry into service. LEAP is a product of CFM, a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (Safran group) and GE. In a special ceremony June 20th, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), its subsidiary, Shanghai Aircraft Manufacture Company, and CFM International signed the Master Contract for the C919 / LEAP Integrated Propulsion System (IPS).
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