LOS ANGELES—With almost 14,300 Leap engines on order and CFM56s continuing to be produced in larger numbers than forecast, CFM International says it aims to close a 4-5-week gap between planned and actual powerplant deliveries to Airbus and Boeing by the end of 2018. The General Electric-Safran joint venture produced more than 1,900 engines in 2017, beating the previous record of 1,770 set in 2016, but has fought to keep deliveries of Leap-1A/1Bs on schedule as production ramps up to ...
