The production of the CFM56 engine began the partnership between GE and Safran (then Snecma). The first completed engine ran at the GE plant in Evandale, Ohio, on June 20th, 1974, and a second ...

In April 1982, a Savannah-bound Delta DC-8-71 flying from Atlanta would be the first commercial plane to feature CFM56 engines as its turbofans, and by 2005, CFM International would have produced ...

Aero Norway increases CFM56 MRO capability so it can induct 102 engines in 2019. Based on the strong CFM56 market, Aero Norway increase capacity for both lighter and heavy maintenance.

A Moroccan engine MRO joint venture between Safran Aircraft Engines and Royal Air Maroc is planning facility and workforce growth to expand capacity for CFM International CFM56 engine services.

The CFM56-7B debuted in 1997 and currently powers more than 6,700 planes in the world. In August 2016, Southwest Flight 3472, another CFM56-powered Boeing 737 , suffered an eerily similar failure.

NEW YORK, Feb. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WestJet has awarded its CFM56-7B engine maintenance program to Lufthansa Technik. This agreement provides WestJet with access to a wide range of ...