Gulf Air and CFM International today signed an agreement for the acquisition of 58 LEAP-1A engines to power 17 Airplane A321neo and 12 A320neo airplane, along with an extra 7 spare engines to sustain fleet operations. The engine order is valued at about $1.9 billion U.S. at sticker price, including a lasting service contract. The aircraft order was announced in January 2016.

To support its fleet, the airline company has authorized a 10-year Rate Per Flight Hour (RPFH) contract. Throughout the term of the agreement, CFM guarantees maintenance prices for all Gulf Air's LEAP-1A engines on a buck each engine flight hour basis.

Gulf Air has actually been a CFM customer considering that 1992 and presently operates a fleet of 16 Airplane A320ceo airplane powered by CFM56-5B engines. Moving forward, the airline will welcome 17 brand-new Airplane A321neo and 12 A320neo airplane, in addition to 10 Boeing wide-body aircraft as a result of begin distribution in very early 2018. Gulf Air's inbound fleet will promote the lasting growth capacities for the airline's future network demand. The modern fleet will advertise a brand-new era for Gulf Air as it continues to improve its product or services offering.

Marking the announcement, Gulf Air Deputy President, Captain Waleed Abdulhameed Al Alalawi, said: "CFM International are a key and long-standing partner for Gulf Air, with which the airline has actually worked carefully for over twenty years. Our selection of this engine for our inbound Jet aircraft is considerable, showing the dependability and knowledge paid for by CFM products. This is indispensable to our ongoing critical advancement and I delight in to call CFM International Gulf Air's partner of option as we move ahead with our lasting strategies to form the future trajectory of our service provider."

" It is highly gratifying when an airline of this stature makes your products such a crucial part of its operations," said Gal Mheust, president and Chief Executive Officer of CFM International. "We are recognized to be a part of this team and to be a part of Gulf Air's continued growth and success. The CFM56-5B engines they presently run have executed extremely well for many years. We know that the LEAP-1A engines will certainly bring even higher advantages and we cannot wait in order to help them induct this sophisticated modern technology into their fleet."

The LEAP engine entered commercial service in August 2016 and is providing its greater than 20 operators with a 15 percent renovation in gas performance, with a comparable reduction in CO2 emissions; and reduced sound and NOx exhausts. To date, the fleet in solution has logged nearly 200,000 engine flight cycles and 400,000 engine flight hrs while keeping CFM's industry-leading reliability.