Snecma (Safran), which is developing the LEAP engine with GE through its 50/50 joint company CFM International, has signed an agreement with AFI KLM E&M to carry out engine development tests. The LEAP is the successor to the best-selling CFM56 and has already been chosen for the Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX and Comac C919 single-aisle jets. The LEAP engine will see the highest ramp-up in commercial aviation – reaching a production rate of more than 1 700 engines per year by 2019. To meet this challenge and to conduct all tests required for the LEAP’s development and certification, Snecma

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