CFM prepares for ‘scary’ production ramp-up on LEAP program

CFM will produce about 100 LEAP engines this year. But with the LEAP-1B-powered Boeing 737 MAX entering service next year, and LEAP-1A-powered Airbus A320neos already in service, more than 500 LEAP engines are expected to be produced in 2017. That number will more than double to about 1,100 LEAP engines in 2018.

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