Asset specialist Vallair has completed the sale of a CFM56-5B engine to an undisclosed customer.
The engine is a candidate for lease across the A320 family of aircraft. With full life remaining at -5B3 thrust level, the engine is fresh from its performance restoration.
“The demand for this engine type is strong and steadily increasing due to very high engine shop visit demand, current limited engine shop availability, long turnaround times, and labour shortages, among other factors. This newly overhauled engine, with full operational capability across all thrust levels, will be put on lease,” said Patrick Leopold, Director of Asset Management at Vallair.
Vallair is currently focused on the acquisition of airframes and aircraft for teardown, which will be managed at its specialist facilities in Châteauroux and Montpellier in France. It has recently opened a new engine teardown facility for CFM56 types in Châteauroux.
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