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CFM Celebrates 500 Millionth Engine
By: Mona Brown
Caption: CFM International, the GE/Safran partnership that developed the CFM56  high-bypass turbofan, is celebrating its 36th anniversary with a record  500 million
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CFM International, the GE/Safran partnership that developed the CFM56  high-bypass turbofan, is celebrating its 36th anniversary with a record  500 million engine flight hours in service. The CFM56 powers Boeing BBJs  and Airbus ACJs as well as thousands of Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s  and A340s. CFM International has delivered more than 21,000 engines  since the first entered service in 1982. Average time on wing before a  first shop visit for the CFM56 is about 30,000 hours. The record is  44,000 hours.