Singapore – Officials from Asia-based aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation have selected CFM56-5B engines to power 10 new Airbus A320ceo aircraft. The order is valued at $200 million at list price. The airplane order was announced in July 2014.
"This new engine order signifies our continued confidence in CFM56-powered A320 aircraft, delivering a reliable airframe and engine combination to our global customer base," said Robert Martin, managing director and chief executive officer of BOC Aviation.
“We are pleased to continue our great long-standing relationship with the BOC Aviation team,” said David Joyce, president and CEO GE Aviation, a parent company of CFM International along with Snecma (Safran). “We are very proud of the in-service record that the CFM56 engine has established in the industry… and we are honored by the continued faith that BOC Aviation and its airline customers have in our products."
The CFM56-5B, an engine choice for the Airbus A320ceo (current engine option) family, has been selected to power 55% of all aircraft currently in service or on order. More than 6,600 CFM56-5B engines have been delivered to operators around the globe.
The CFM56-5B engine can power every model of the A320 family, from the small A318 up to the A321, with the same bill of materials.
To date, more than 27,300 CFM56 engines have been delivered to more than 530 operators around the globe, achieving more than 720 million flight hours.
Source: CFM International