(AOF) – The CEO of Safran Aircraft Engines Olivier Andriès reported in La Tribune, he was confident for the settlement of the problem of power transmission A400M. He believes that the rise in LEAP engine speed will be “sports”. “At this point, everything goes well for the program We are on time LEAP-1A will come as planned in mid-year service on. ‘A320neo, “said the CEO.
He added that the engines delivered to Airbus are in line with commitments that Safran had taken in terms of performance with fuel consumption savings of 15% compared to the latest versions of the CFM56.
If the last flight tests are successful, the first modernization of engines for the A400M could be performed this summer or at the latest in September. In the longer term, Safran is also working on a permanent solution that will be developed for 2017.
Good news for Airbus. In late April, when publishing its first quarter, Airbus executive chairman Tom Enders had said not to exclude a charge related to the A400M military transport. Comes with ten years of delay, to the additional costs 6 billion, this aircraft is facing an unexpected technical problem with the gear box of the propeller. The group therefore offset the new deliveries the time to get the unit operational
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