Air India signs multi-year engine services agreement with CFM International

Air India on Thursday signed a multi-year services agreement with CFM International for its entire fleet of Leap engines.

A statement indicated that the company entered into and signed an agreement with CFM International – a joint venture between the American company GE and the French company Safran – to provide more than 800 Leap engines for the A320 neo family and B737 Max aircraft that were ordered in February.

The Indian airline announced in February that CFM will supply more than 800 Leap engines for its new A320neo and Max aircraft.

In February, Air India placed the world’s second largest order for 470 aircraft: 250 with Airbus and 220 with Boeing. Whereas the order with Airbus consists of 210 A320neo family aircraft, the order with Boeing consists of 190 B737 Max aircraft. These aircraft have not yet been delivered.

Since 2017, Air India has been operating A320neo family aircraft powered by LEAP engines. These aircraft are not part of the said order. The company currently owns 27 A320neo aircraft.

“The companies have also signed a multi-year service agreement which will cover the airline’s entire fleet of LEAP engines (on legacy aircraft and new aircraft to come),” said a joint statement between CFM and Air India. The statement did not mention the size of the deal in dollars.