Snecma also had a background in building engines for military ... soon began to seek out a partner for what would become the ...

Boeing selected the CFM International CFM56 engine for its 737s ... as it was intended to work in the background. MCAS was blamed for the twin Boeing MAX crashes, the Lion Air Flight 610 in ...

Airbus is aiming to introduce an engine control unit software modification for CFM International CFM56 powerplants, to reduce the safety risk if A320 pilots attempt a go-around after activating ...

The disclosure features a wealth of requested detail including background information such ... CFM International makes the CFM56 engine for many older Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 airliners, by ...

A Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 made an emergency landing in Philadelphia on Tuesday after one of its CFM56-7B engines failed mid-flight. It's the second uncontained engine failure of this type ...

As the CFM56 engine program recently marked its 30,000th engine delivery, here are some key facts about the most popular commercial aircraft engine that's really "grown up" over the past five decades.

It’s not clear whether the rule, were it in effect, would have applied to the failed engine in Tuesday’s flight, because there are many CFM56-7B variants. “There are various iterations of th ...

The plot was uncovered at TAP Air Portugal's maintenance subsidiary in June when engineers noticed one of the "new" spare parts for a CFM56 engine appeared older than what the paperwork indicated ...

Through its worldwide network, AAR will manage the teardown, repair, marketing, and sales of spare parts from FTAI's CFM56 engine pool totaling over 450 engines and growing. Since signing the ...

A delay in LEAP engine deliveries caused investors to sell off the stock. Shop visits to work on the legacy CFM56 engine will be more than previously thought. Services orders remain in robust ...

Southwest says the failed CFM56 engine is about 20 years old but was serviced just three days ago. Roughly 20 minutes after takeoff at about 32,000 feet, the plane's left engine exploded.