Category: CFM

Video: Should The Airbus A220 Get A 2nd Engine Option?

the Airbus A220 has been having a pretty rough time staying out of the hangar and in the air where it belongs. Yes, we can be grateful that it has thus far managed to avoid the same levels of bad publicity and disaster as the Boeing 737 MAX, but A220 operators around the world are most definitely experiencing challenges with the type. This has very little to do with the avionics and airframe design, and is pretty much all about the engines powering the jet – the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan engine. So this prompts us to ask the question: Should the Airbus A220 get a 2nd engine option?

Engine Giant CFM International: The Most Successful Aviation Joint Venture Ever?

This video will take a look at the roots of the longstanding CFM partnership, and how these engines have gone to power many of the world’s commercial aircraft…CFM International, a Franco-American engine manufacturer, was launched as a joint venture between two of the world’s largest engine makers: General Electric (GE) Aerospace, and Safran Aircraft Engines. Founded in 1974, the manufacturer has continued to build turbofan engines for fifty years and remains the world’s largest commercial aircraft engine builder worldwide, making around 40% of the world’s engines in 2020.