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FARNBOROUGH 2008: Saudi Arabian stays with CFM56 for extra A320s

By David Kaminski-Morrow2008-07-14T17:00:00+01:00

Saudi Arabian Airlines has selected the CFM International CFM56 powerplant for the 22 Airbus A320 aircraft it has on order from the manufacturer.

The Jeddah-based flag-carrier has already chosen the CFM56 for 20 leased A320s which the airline has agreed to take as part of a short-haul fleet renewal.

CFM values the follow-on selection at around $300 million at list prices.

Saudi Arabian Airlines, which firmed the 22-jet deal in December 2007, is to begin taking delivery of its new aircraft next year.

Source: Flightglobal.com's sister premium news site Air Transport Intelligence news

Source: Flight International

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