Flight Simulator Software for PCsPARIS: Safran boss expects many A320neo Leap orders
on July 1st, 2011 at 2:50 pmCFM 56 engine is doing well for single aisle aircraft. The significant orders come through the Airbus A320neo.
A total number of 22,000 of the CFM engines had been delivered until May 2011. It is forecasted that the number will increase to 30,000 by 2020.
The Paris Airshow 2011 last week had help to boost the number.
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While declining to name names, Herteman said at a pre-show press briefing in Paris that there will be “many more [Leap-X1A orders] in the days and weeks to come”.
A source familiar with the situation said that orders for “hundreds” of Leap engines will be announced during the show. CFM International – a joint venture between General Electric and Snecma (a Safran company) – expects to make around 15 order announcements in the coming days, although this will include other models in addition to the Leap.
The Leap-X1A secured its launch customer, Virgin America, on 15 June. It has some catching up to do to match the rival Pratt & Whitney (chalet A344) PW1100G powerplant, which has already been selected by several customers.
“The right time is the right time,” said Herteman, adding that “the potential is enormous” and the aftermarket for the engine is also “enormous”.
He expects Safran’s (hall 2A stand A232, hall 2A stand A118, chalet B125) market share to be up on all of its major programmes going forward, with its share on the Airbus A350 and other new programmes to be “stronger than on previous programmes”.
