Delta Selects CFM56-5B Engines for A321ceo

Delta Air Lines has selected CFM Int'l’s CFM56-5B engines to power 30 firm A321ceo (current engine option) aircraft. The agreement is valued at more than $850 million at list price, including spare engines and a suite of material support agreements for the new fleet. 

 

The materials agreements provide for the comprehensive repair and replacement of life-limited and non-life limited parts for the CFM56-5B engines. The agreements also provide Delta with technical data for component repairs and engine overhaul to assist their operations.

 

"Delta's choice of CFM56-5B engines to support our new A321 aircraft is a logical extension of the CFM56 engines we operate on our existing A320-family aircraft," says Nat Pieper, Delta vice president of fleet strategy and transactions. 

 

Delta operates approximately 210 Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 family aircraft powered by CFM56 engines, a product of CFM Int’l, a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (Safran) and GE. When the newly announced order is included, Delta has 130 additional CFM56-powered aircraft still to be delivered.