Snecma (now Safran), who had mostly built military engines previously, was the first company to seek entrance into the market by searching for a partner with commercial experience to design and build an engine in this class.

CFM International is a Franco-American aircraft engine manufacturer. The company is a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines (formerly known as Snecma) and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded in 1974 to build and support the CFM56 series of turbofan engines.

Snecma enters the commercial aviation engine market by signing a partnership agreement with General Electric Aircraft Engines to make the CFM56 turbofan, via their joint company, CFM International.

Engines with the Tech56 modification all have a ‘/3’ suffix at the end of their model designation. The Tech56 engines incorporate an improved-emissions single-annular combustor, a re-designed compressor, and re-designed HPT rotor. Both main production groups include sub-variants covering the six available thrust options.

With nearly 33,000 engines delivered to some 600 commercial and military operators around the globe, CFM International’s CFM56 product line powers the world’s most successful aircraft, including the Airbus A320ceo and neo families and the …

As the CFM56 fleet passes the landmark of 1 billion flight-hours, we take a look back at 20 moments that marked the history of this best-selling aircraft engine.

Sep 20, 1996 · CFM56 engines consistently record the industry's best reliability ratings as the standard to which all others are judged. CFM56 engines are produced by CFM International (CFMI), a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (Safran Group) of France and General Electric of the United States.

Thanks to upgrades to the core and low-pressure turbine, the latest CFM56-7BE configuration delivers significant performance improvements for operators, including a 1% reduction in fuel consumption and a 4% cut in maintenance costs, as well as extended part lifetimes.

With more than 27,800 engines delivered, the CFM56 is the best-selling engine in the history of aviation. It mainly power single-aisle jetliners from the world's leading planemakers, Airbus and Boeing. The CFM56 owes its success to its exceptional performance and reliability, built on the proven technological excellence of Snecma and GE.

Feb 28, 2021 · CFM is the result of a collaboration between two companies: General Electric (GE) and Safran. Back when this collaboration started, Safran was called Snecma. Snecma had a lot of engine experience, but it was mostly military. GE had commercial experience, but not in the so-called “ten-ton” engine market.