CFM International has announced that the company has signed an agreement with Air India for the largest-ever CFM LEAP engine order. According to the newly signed agreement, CFM will exclusively power Air India’s newly announced fleet of 210 Airbus A320/A321neo and 190 Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft. Air India’s firm order for 800 CFM LEAP engines includes 420 LEAP-1A, 380 LEAP-1B, plus spares. Air India also signed a CFM services contract.
Air India has been a CFM international customer since 2002. In 2002 the airline began operating the Airbus A320ceo aircraft powered by CFM56-5B engines. In 2017, Air India began operating A320neo jets becoming the first LEAP-1A engine-powered operator in India.