It's taken a long time to tweak ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) so they can be produced in high volumes, but the time has finally come. Aircraft engine leader GE Aviation has broken ground on the ...

Ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials are made of coated ceramic fibers surrounded by a ceramic matrix. They are tough, lightweight and capable of withstanding temperatures 300-400 degrees F hotter ...

Five years after breaking ground, GE Aviation is investing an additional $105M in its Asheville, North Carolina, production facility to meet growing demand for the ceramic matrix composite (CMC) ...

Avolon places a firm order for 100 CFM LEAP-1A engines to power 50 Airbus A320neo family aircraft DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avolon, one of the world's leading aircraft leasing ...

DUBAI, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Riyadh Air today announced a firm order for 120 CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power 60 Airbus A321neo family aircraft ordered last year. A signing ceremony ...

Avolon, a leading global aviation finance company, announces an order at the Dubai Airshow for 100 new LEAP-1A engines from CFM International to power 50 Airbus A320neo family aircraft in its order ...

DUBAI—CFM International says the Revolutionary Innovations for Sustainable Engines (RISE) open-fan demonstrator program that is targeted at a new-generation engine for the mid-2030s will also ...

The testing launches a two-year program that will culminate in engine certification in 2016 and entry into commercial service on the Boeing 737 MAX airplane in 2017. The LEAP-1B engine, which is the ...