It Takes Three To Tango: LEAP Engines Will Power Southwest’s New Fleet Of 100 Boeing Jets
Southwest Airlines announced the purchase of advanced CFM International LEAP-1B engines to power 100 Boeing 737 MAX 7 aircraft. Southwest originally launched the LEAP-1B engine on the 737 MAX in 2011, with an order for 150 jets. This new deal takes the total order to 800 LEAP engines installed on its planes.
CFM LEAP-1B takes flight powering Boeing 737 MAX
On Friday, January 29, the advanced LEAP-1B engine successfully completed a two-hour, 47- minute first flight powering the new Boeing [NYSE: BA] 737 MAX.
Big wins in flight efficiency analytics
In early October, GE customers and partners convened at the annual Minds + Machines event for one of the defining moments of the Industrial Internet - General Electric CEO, Jeff Immelt, projected that revenue from GE’s software services would nearly triple, to $15 billion, by 2020.