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| New CFM engines make easyJet 25% cleaner | |
| 14 June 2008 CFM and easyJet celebrate a milestone in the airline’s ambition to be recognized as one of the world’s most environmentally-efficient airlines by revealing new engines that will reduce NOx (mono-nitrogen oxides) emissions by 25% and bring considerable progress in terms of CO2 emissions, fuel consumption and maintenance costs. The new CFM56-5B Tech Insertion engines, which are the product of CFM International (CFM), a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (SAFRAN Group) and General Electric Company, are being introduced onto the easyJet fleet of Airbus A319 aircraft and will reinforce easyJet’s position as one of the most environmentally-aware airlines in the industry. While most of the focus in recent years has been on aviation’s CO2 emissions, the European Commission is currently developing a NOx emissions legislative proposal by the end of 2008. The CFM56 Tech Insertion program incorporates advanced technologies that help operators lower their environmental impact while also reducing operating and maintenance costs. Improved analytic design tools developed as part of this program have enable CFM to further optimize the Tech Insertion combustor so that it will provide 25 percent lower NOx emissions. In addition, the engine’s 1 percent improvement in fuel consumption will also lower CO2, reducing these emissions by 200 tons per aircraft per year. "Today marks a new chapter in our long relationship with easyJet,” said Eric Bachelet, president and CEO of CFM International. “This airline’s ‘Green CFM56’ represents the best of available and mature technologies for the environment and will enable easyJet to meet future international emissions regulations with significant margins. We are proud to play a part in helping easyJet solidify its position as an industry leader in environmental consciousness.” The engines are being fitted onto all new Airbus A319 deliveries. “There is no doubt that climate change is a real and pressing danger which should be a concern for us all”, said Andy Harrison , CEO of easyJet. “There is also no doubt that the biggest benefits are to be gained from environmentally-sensitive companies, such as CFM and easyJet, developing and operating the big leaps forward in technology that will enable our industry to achieve the green growth that is expected of us." www.easyJet.com About CFM CFM56 Tech Insertion will provide operators with longer time on wing through an equivalent 15 - 20° C additional exhaust gas temperature margin and will lower maintenance costs by between five and 12 percent, depending on the thrust rating, through enhanced durability. These benefits are achieved through improvements to the high-pressure compressor and the high- and low-pressure turbines. The new configuration is designated by a "/3" on the engine name place (i.e. CFM56-5B5/3). The CFM56-5B is the engine of choice for the Airbus A320 family and is popular with major airlines, low-cost carriers, and leasing companies alike. More than 3,200 CFM56-5B engines have been delivered to date, and the fleet is growing at a rate of about 40 engines per month. The engine’s outstanding reliability, durability, low cost of ownership, and world-class customer and product support have led to its broad customer acceptance with low-cost carriers, mainline operators, and leasing companies worldwide. The CFM56-5B is the only engine that can power every model of the A320 family, from the small A318 up to the A321, with the same bill of materials, giving airlines a significant commonality advantage. About easyJet easyJet is Europe's leading low-fares airline, currently operating 157 aircraft on 392 routes between 101 airports in 26 countries. easyJet carried over 40 million passengers in the past 12 months. easyJet flies to: Aberdeen, Ajaccio, Alicante, Almeria, Amsterdam, Asturias, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Basel, Bastia, Belfast, Berlin, Biarritz, Bilbao, Birmingham, Bordeaux, Bournemouth, Bristol, Budapest, Brussels, Bucharest, Catania, Cagliari, Cologne, Copenhagen, Corfu, Casablanca, Dalaman, Dortmund, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Geneva, Gibraltar, Glasgow, Gran Canaria, Grenoble, Hamburg, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Inverness, Istanbul, Jersey, Krakow, Lanzarote, La Rochelle, Lisbon, Liverpool, Ljubljana, London Gatwick, London Luton, London Stansted, Lyon, Madeira, Madrid, Mahon, Malaga, Malta, Manchester, Marrakech, Marseille, Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa, Montpellier, Munich, Murcia, Mykonos, Nantes, Naples, Newcastle, Nice, Olbia, Palermo, Palma, Paphos, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly, Pisa, Porto, Prague, Riga, Rhodes, Rome, Sharm El Sheik, Sofia, Split, Tangier, Tallinn, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Toulouse, Turin, Valencia, Venice, Vienna, Warsaw, Zurich. | |