Xiamen Airlines and CFM International signed an agreement on November 6, 2023 for the purchase of Leap-1A engines, intended to equip its 15 A321neo and 25 A320neo aircraft, as well as spare engines. CFM International has also signed a services contract for the airline’s Leap-1B and CFM56-7B fleets.
15 + 25 Leap with a services contract for the CFM56-7B
Xiamen Airlines and CFM International today signed an agreement for the purchase of Leap-1A engines, intended to equip its 15 A321neo and 25 A320neo aircraft, as well as spare engines. CFM International has also signed a services contract for the company’s Leap-1B and CFM56-7B fleets.
A fleet of 150 planes
Xiamen Airlines has been a customer of CFM since 1992, when it purchased its first Boeing 737-500 equipped with CFM56 engines. Over the past three decades, CFM has provided Xiamen Airlines with installed and replacement engines, as well as service solutions. Today, the company operates or has on order a fleet of nearly 150 aircraft equipped with CFM engines. Xiamen introduced its first A321neo equipped with Leap-1A engines earlier this year.
