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Lufthansa expands CFM56-5B-powered Airbus fleet

Evendale, Usa - Places $ 375 Million Engine Order

Lufthansa has selected CFM International's CFM56-5B engine to power 27 new Airbus A-319/A-320 aircraft in a firm engine order valued at approximately $375 million. The airline is scheduled to take its first new aircraft later this year, with deliveries continuing through November 2012. Lufthansa took delivery of its first CFM-powered aircraft in 1986 and today operates more than 150 CFM56-powered Airbus...

fra/pec - 1100023
Rome, Italy, 02/19/2009 18:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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