Locally-based GE Aerospace signs major deal with American Airlines for engines

CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) – GE Aerospace and its partner, Safran Aircraft Engines, have reached a major engines and services agreement with American Airlines that will encompass American’s entire Boeing 737 MAX fleet, including at least 115 newly ordered aircraft.

CFM International, the West Chester Township-based joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines, announced the deal in a news release the evening of March 6, hours before GE Aerospace’s first investor day as a standalone company.

The present and future value of the deal was not disclosed.

American Airlines has a fleet of around 362 Boeing 737 family aircraft in service. On March 4, it announced additional orders for 115 Boeing 737 MAX 10s, 30 of which derive from prior orders for MAX 8 aircraft the company decided to upgauge, or replace smaller planes with larger ones.

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