LEAP OVERVIEW
The LEAP engine represents the optimum
combination of CFM International’s unrivaled
experience as the preferred engine supplier
for single-aisle aircraft coupled with strong
expertise and constant investment in research
& technology development.
CFM commitments:
• Proven performance
• Lowest execution risk
• Best technology
The new LEAP engine is paving the way for
tomorrow’s aircraft by incorporating some of
the industry’s most advanced technologies
developed by Snecma (Safran) and GE.
As a worthy successor to the CFM56 family, the
world’s best-selling aircraft engines, the LEAP
engine combines the expertise of its parent
companies to meet customers’ increasingly
demanding economic and environmental
requirements.
The LEAP product line incorporates a number
of innovative technologies developed over 40
years of research and development, including
optimized thermodynamic design, higher
bypass and compression ratios, advanced 3-D
aerodynamic design and greater use of advanced
materials.
All to deliver world class performance, greater
reliability, improved environmental footprint
and optimized cost of ownership to airlines
around the globe.
 COMMERCIAL
SUCCESS
A320neo To date*, CFM has received more than 8,900 LEAP engines
orders and commitments across all three models.
Dual-source (LEAP-1A)

LEAP-1C
(COMAC C919)
LEAP-1B
(Boeing 737 MAX) LEAP-1A
(Airbus A320neo)

75%

CFM
of orders share for
the single aisle market
737 MAX
Single-source (LEAP-1B)

Other engines

˜90%
These aircraft of new single aisle
account for orders
CFM
C919
Single western powerplant (LEAP-1C)

0 100
Boeing COMAC Airbus Other
737 MAX C919 A320neo aircraft

(*) Data as of April 30, 2015

EXTENSIVE
TESTING
CFM is pushing the limits with the new
LEAP engine to meet the performance
and reliability expectations made to
its customers. All in all, CFM will have a
total of 60 engines builds to execute the
most extensive ground and flight test
certification program in the company’s
history. These engines will accumulate
approximately 40,000 cycles of testing
before entry into service, the equivalent
of 15 years of airline service.
Like all new engines, the LEAP family will
complete challenging tests on its way to
certification. Among them:
Fan Blade Out: The engine must be able to
contain a fan blade breaking off, without
suffering critical damage. The test
requires a special fan blade with an small
embedded explosive charge, to separate it
on command during the test.
Bird ingestion test: To demonstrate that
the engine maintains 75% of its thrust for
20 minutes following a bird ingestion.
Block test: Extreme endurance tests
to check the operability of the engine,
running it at triple redline (maximum
fan speed; maximum core speed; and
maximum exhaust gas temperature)
over 5,000 simulated cycles.
Icing Tests: To demonstrate that the
ingestion of a block of ice does not affect
engine performance
The first LEAP-1A powered A320 neo.
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1 High bypass ratio New generation combustor
Optimum propulsive efficiency Lean burn, low emissions
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Lightweight, increased durability & 3-D aerodynamics
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 INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGIES
CFM ‘s LEAP engine is an impressive package of innovative technologies. It is set to
establish a new standard in engines for single-aisle commercial jets, based on its 15%
reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions versus current engines.

•3
 -D Printing
Additive manufacturing is transforming
the way engines are built. This technology
"grows" engine parts directly from a CAD*
file using layers of fine metal powder
and a laser. This results in complex, fully
dense and lighter parts, manufactured in
a fraction of the time it would take using
traditional subtractive methods. Each
LEAP engine will contain up to 19 metal
3-D-printed fuel nozzles, which is up to
25% lighter than its counterparts. CFM will
produce approximately 100,000 of these
parts each year…
•3
 -D Woven carbon fiber composites: less
weight, more durable
Advanced materials
The 3-D woven RTM (Resin Transfer
Molding) carbon fiber composites used
for the fan blades and casing on the LEAP
engine are revolutionizing the single-aisle
market. This new technology reduces the
weight (500 lbs per engine) of the fan
module. It also enables blade geometries
that are challenging to produce with
titanium. The 3-D RTM technology is
highly impact resistant and thus reduces
maintenance requirements.
* Computer Assisted Design.

Additive manufacturing
TECHNOLOGY
MATURATION
CFM has a tradition of consistently
investing in technologies that enhance
product performance and customer
satisfaction.
The best-selling CFM56 family successively
introduced a full array of product upgrades,
including the FADEC (Full Authority Digital
Engine Control), several generations of 3-D
aerodynamic design and, most recently,
the suite of improvements dubbed Tech
Insertion in 2007 and the CFM56-7BE and
CFM56-5B PIP (Performance Improvement
Package) introduced in 2011.
All of these enhancements were not only
incorporated in new engines, but also
available as upgrades on engines already
in service. Over the years, CFM has
improved specific fuel consumption*, all
while reducing emissions and significantly
lowering maintenance costs.
This long-standing philosophy of continuous
improvement is already an integral part
of the LEAP family, and will be pursued
throughout its service life.
CFM has also introduced lighter and
stronger materials. The company’s
experience with composites reaches back
more than 30 years, unrivaled among aero-
engine manufacturers.
Research is ongoing and the product line
will eventually add an increasing number
of thermo-structural composite parts to
reap the benefits of both the lighter weight
and higher temperature capabilities these
materials provide.
* by more than 5% and increased thrust by 16%.
LEAP-1B first flight on
a modified 747 flying testbed.
 GE AND Snecma
TOGETHER since 1974,
paRTNERS THROUGH 2040

Nearly
28,000 engines delivered

LOWEST to date

EXECUTION RISK 21entries in service

CFM has always met its commitments by
delivering reliability for all customers.
CFM has a long history of constantly
investing in its product lines to deliver
greater value.
More
than 750 million
flight-hours
To date, the company has developed

different engines models for 21 aircraft
entry into service, all of which were
delivered on time, as well as eight
upgrades, certified on time and on spec.
Today, this textbook case of French-
550
This is the approach the company is
using to develop the LEAP engine and More operators
will continue to develop new technologies
that will be incorporated into the engine
than around the world
throughout its service life, as well as in
a new generation of engines.

99.98% dispatch
American industrial partnership can be
summarized in three figures: nearly
28,000 engines delivered on time, more reliability
than 750 million flight-hours, and a fleet-
wide 99.98% dispatch reliability rate.

CFM has leveraged all of this unrivaled

experience for the LEAP engine program,
Every
2 seconds, a CFM
powered aircraft
and the basic principle hasn’t changed: give takes off somewhere
customers the best possible engine, today
and for years to come.
in the world
 CFM’S EXPERIENCE ASSURES
SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION
Industrial facilities smooth running,
constantly improving.
CFM has designed, tested, certified,
produced and supported the largest fleet
of commercial jet engines in the single-
aisle market over the last 30+ years. This
achievement is anchored in the development
and continuous improvement of world-class
facilities on both sides of the Atlantic,
with each partner responsible for half
the workload.
GE is in charge of the core, comprising the
high-pressure compressor and turbine
and the combustor. Snecma designs and
builds the low-pressure section, including
the fan, the low-pressure compressor and
turbine, and the accessory gearbox. Final
assembly of CFM engines is performed by
GE in Evendale, Ohio, near Cincinnati and by
Snecma at its facilities in Villaroche, France
near Paris.
Fan and booster Core
CFM maintains the highest production
rate in the industry and the company is
modernizing and expanding its facilities
LEAP
to ensure the ramp-up in production for
the new LEAP engine. Both GE and Snecma
have added new manufacturing capability
at sites throughout the U.S. and France,
making a combined capital investment
+17%  rate
of nearly $800 million U.S.
increase
The company is ramping up CFM56
production to more than 1,600 engines
in 8 years
in 2016 before it begins to transition to
LEAP engine production.
2,000
engines
The full transition is expected to be
completed by about 2020 with an 1,800+
anticipated production rate of more 1,600
than 1,800 engines per year. CFM will
continue to build CFM56 spare engines 1,500
for several years.
1,000
Snecma
GE 500
0 years
Low pressure turbine 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
CFM56 LEAP
 PROVEN, global support
network already in place

60+ 160
Customer Support Managers technical and field
act as focal point for CFM representatives serve
support customers on site

3 Customer support
and diagnostics centers
6 On-site support centers
5 Training centers
on 3 continents

Customer Conference cycles Spare parts readiness by the end

EIS Readyness
CFM has launched many initiatives to support the
launch of operations of the first LEAP operators and
to make this new entry into service another success:
Road map towards the EIS
customized for each client
Launch of a new CWC (Customer Web
Center), dedicated to the CFM engines
Expert FSE (Field Service Engineers)
dedicated to the new customers
of 2015
Stress tests in the CFM network
Opening of a new CSC (Customer
Support Center) for LEAP (24/7)
New areas dedicated to the LEAP
engine in the CFM Training Centers
 CFM production
at GE and Safran facilities Techspace Aero, Liers (Belgium):
low-pressure compressor production
Peebles, OH: testing capability Rutland, VT: airfoils
Famat, Saint-Nazaire (France):
Dayton, OH: ducts and tubes Hooksett, NH: CFM International head office, frames
stator vanes & tubes Cincinnati, OH
Evendale, OH: HQ, design,
assembly & engine testing Lynn, MA: combustor Hispano-Suiza (Polska):
liners dressing and equipment
Lafayette, IN:
assembly
Snecma HAL (India): control
and accessory production

Snecma Suzhou (China):

engine module manufacturing
and assembly

Safran Aerospace Composites,

Rochester, NH:
3-D Woven RTM fan blade
and casing
Snecma Xinyi Airfoil Castings
Snecma (France): Co. Ltd (China): low-pressure
Victorville, CA
Gennevilliers: forging, casting turbine blades and seals, nozzle
flight testing
and machining of mechanical parts guide vanes
Asheville, NC: CMC turbine blades
Evry-Corbeil: machining and
Durham, NC: assembly of engine parts
Snecma, Querétaro (Mexico): assembly and engine testing
engine modules manufacturing Villaroche: design, assembly
and assembly Wilmington, NC: and testing of engines
shafts & disks Le Creusot: machining
Greenville, SC: of low-pressure turbine disks
turbine blades
imagination at work GE
Safran Aéro Composites, Commercy:
Auburn, AL: 3-D Woven RTM fan blade and casing
engine components
Safran companies
Hispano-Suiza, Colombes: accessory gearbox
JV 50/50 Snecma (Safran) / GE Ellisville, MS: composite Sagem, Massy: FADEC
engine parts, thrust reversers
Aircelle, Le Havre: nacelles
Proven performance
... Fuel consumption, maintenance cost,
reliability, minimal environmental footprint

Best technology
... Simple architecture and $2B annual investment,
multiple proven and new technologies

Lowest execution risk

... 21 CFM service entries: on time, on spec