Engine Maker to Boeing-Airbus: Not So Fast on 737, A320 Ramp
- CFM executives won’t consider faster pace for at least a year
- Production of engines on-pace for record 2,100 units in 2018
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The largest manufacturer of jet engines has a message for Airbus SE and Boeing Co. executives who’re mulling a boost in production of their narrow-body jetliners next decade: not so fast.
CFM International Inc. won’t contemplate picking up its pace for at least a year as it shores up the engine supply chain and works to end production lags, Sebastien Imbourg, an executive vice president of the General Electric Co.-Safran SA venture, told reporters Saturday.