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SES Adds Upgraded CFM56-3 Engines to Portfolio
LE BOURGET – June 18, 2003 – Shannon Engine Support
(SES) has become the only CFM56 lessor to offer CFM56-3 engines
upgraded with the advanced Time On Wing (TOW) package. SES has added
two upgraded -3 engines to its portfolio which are now available
for short-term lease.
SES is a wholly owned subsidiary of CFM International (CFM). CFM,
a 50/50 joint company between Snecma Moteurs of France and General
Electric Company, produces the world’s best-selling commercial
engine product line, the CFM56 family. SES is the third largest
spare engine leasing company in the industry and is the leading
lessor of CFM56 spares. In 2002, the SES customer base grew by 20
percent and now includes more than 50 customers worldwide.
“The addition of the TOW engines is an important element in
the broad-based support we provide,” said SES managing director
Roger Welaratne. “We are committed to providing comprehensive,
full-service spare engine support to all CFM56 operators, not just
airlines, but customers with special needs such as Boeing Business
Jet operators, airlines with CFM56-5B engines equipped with the
double annular combustor (DAC), and now airlines with the TOW package.”
The TOW kit, which features advanced three-dimensional high-pressure
compressor aerodynamics (3-D aero) and new high-pressure turbine
hardware, was certified in mid-2002. The upgrade is installed during
normal overhaul and provides significant benefits, including: a
1 percent improvement in specific fuel consumption, as well as up
to 15 degrees additional exhaust gas temperature (EGT) margin, which
reduces maintenance costs through longer on-wing life.
Purchase of the TOW engines is another example of SES’s flexible,
cost-effective engine leasing solutions, tailored to operators’
specific requirements. With pools of engines worldwide, the company
can provide engines in a ready-to-install configuration within 24
hours. SES also offers short-term engine leases, operating leases,
sale/leaseback, and engine trading. In addition to the two TOW engines,
SES manages 140 CFM56-5A and CFM56-5B engines for the Airbus A320
family; CFM56-5C engines for the Airbus A340; and CFM56-3 and CFM56-7
engines for Boeing 737 aircraft.
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For further information, contact:
Jamie Jewell
33.1.41.57.55.51
jamie.jewell@ae.ge.com
U.S.: 513.243.6890
Rick Kennedy
33.1.41.57.60.02
rick.l.kennedy@ae.ge.com
U.S.: 513.243.3372
Vincent Chappard
33.1. 41.57.55.30
vincent.chappard@snecma.fr
Paris: 33.1.40.60.80.18
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