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| | AirAsia selects CFM56-5B to Power its 40 Firm and 30 Options Airbus A320 in US$500 Million New Engine Order (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | AirAsia has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power its 40 firm and 30 options Airbus A320 aircraft. |
 | | CFM International (CFM), a 50/50 joint company between Snecma and General Electric Company, is a leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines, with more than 15,000 in service worldwide. |
 | | Dato’ Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer, AirAsia Berhad, said, “We have a synergistic relationship with our partners, GE Aviation and CFM International, and this signing marks the extension of the relationship with our confirmed order of additional 40 Airbus A320. |
| www.asiatraveltips.com /news06/1812-AirAsia.shtml (523 words) |
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