GE is collaborating with partners (Snecma, Airbus, Boeing, COMAC and Nexcelle) to develop CFM LEAP(TM) aircraft engines for the Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 Max and COMAC C919 families of aircraft due to enter service in 2016. By utilizing an extensive suite of advanced engine technologies, the CFM LEAPTM aircraft engines are being designed to provide significant reductions in fuel burn, noise, and NOx emissions compared to the current CFM engine models offered in this aircraft class, the CFM56-TI, at equivalent levels of maintenance cost and reliability.
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Environmental Benefits
The CFM LEAP(TM) aircraft engines are being designed to enable new aircraft - in the 100-250 passenger class with a range of up to 4,000 nautical miles - to reduce CO2 emissions by 15% compared to the current CFM engine models offered in this aircraft class, the CFM56-TI. For a typical airline operator in this aircraft class, a 15% reduction in fuel consumption would avoid approximately 46,300 metric tons of CO2 emissions per aircraft over a fifteen-year ownership horizon, equivalent to the CO2 emissions of over 4,200 flights between Atlanta and Houston with a CFM LEAPTM-powered aircraft.
Operating Benefits
The CFM LEAP(TM) aircraft engines are being designed to enable new aircraft - in the 100-250 passenger class with a range of up to 4,000 nautical miles - to reduce fuel consumption by 15% compared to the current CFM engine models offered in this aircraft class, the CFM56-TI. For a typical airline operator in this aircraft class, a 15% fuel burn savings could reduce fuel costs by $12 million per aircraft over a fifteen-year ownership horizon, assuming a jet fuel price of $2.50 per gallon.
