Their engines equip most Airbus: GE Aerospace and French Safran land $13 billion in orders in China

The American engine manufacturer GE Aerospace announced that it had signed several sales and service agreements in China worth more than $12.9 billion during the China International Import Expo (CIIE), a record amount for the company at this annual meeting. The largest exhibition dedicated to imports in China and a flagship initiative of President Xi Jinping opened its ninth edition Thursday morning in Shanghai. Among the contracts, China Eastern Airlines will purchase 202 LEAP-1A engines manufactured by CFM International (a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran) to power 101 recently ordered Airbus A320neo family aircraft.

The agreement also covers replacement engines and long-term maintenance services, GE Aerospace said in a statement. The American company also signed a separate agreement with the airline for 14 spare LEAP-1A, LEAP-1C and CFM56-7B engines, according to the statement. China Eastern Airlines did not immediately communicate on the agreements concluded with GE Aerospace.

Separately, GE Aerospace announced that it had entered into supply and repair agreements with MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, a joint venture between China Southern Air Holding Company Limited and Germany's MTU Aero Engines, at the CIIE.

Machine-translated from French