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Check 6 Revisits: Engine Of Change—50 Years Of CFM

2024/9/24
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Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast

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CFM International CEO Gael Meheust joins the podcast to dive into the remarkable story behind the CFM56: Hear how teams on opposite sides of the Atlantic persevered against the odds to propel the industry into a new age.

Visit CFM International's website to explore a timeline of the company's extraordinary history)

Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can explore our archive here) and read key Aviation Week articles relating to this podcast here: 

  • GE Will Supply France With F101 Engine Core Technology) (June 11, 1973)
  • CFM-56 Aimed at Current Transports) (July 22, 1974)
  • United Picks CFM56 for DC-8-60s) (April 9, 1979)
  • USAir Negotiating 737-300 Purchase) (March 9, 1981)
  • Improved CFM56 Will Power A320) (November 12, 1984)