Skybus takes delivery of new A319 with CFM56-5B Tech Insertion engines
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(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation: Skybus Airlines has taken delivery of a new A319 aircraft equipped with CFM56-5B Tech Insertion engines, making it the first North American operator to put the advanced configuration into revenue service.
Skybus provides service with its fleet of CFM56-5B-powered A319 aircraft from its base in Columbus, Ohio, to cities throughout the United States. The airline has ordered a total of 65 A319s, in addition to operating leased aircraft. In Jan-08, Skybus will begin major operations from its recently-announced second base at Piedmont Triad International Airport in North Carolina.
"We’re excited to be the first airline to introduce the CFM56-5B Tech Insertion engine to the North American market,” said Bill Diffenderffer, CEO of Skybus. "Skybus believes absolutely that the airline industry is essentially a technology-oriented industry, and it starts with the technology in those engines. With Tech Insertion, CFM is delivering what it promised: unmatched reliability, longer time on wing, lower fuel burn, and lower emissions.”
The CFM56 Tech Insertion programme, which was certified on A320 family aircraft in Sep-07, incorporates advanced technologies that provide operators with lower maintenance costs and better environmental performance. Improved analytic design tools enabled CFM to further improve the Tech Insertion combustor so that it will provide approximately 25% lower NOx emissions. As a result, this engine will meet the new International Civil Aviation Organisation Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection emissions standards scheduled to take effect in early 2008. In addition, the engine’s 1% improvement in fuel consumption will also lower CO2, reducing these emissions by up to 200 tons per aircraft per year. Over the engine's life cycle, CFM56 Tech Insertion should also provide Skybus with longer time on wing and lower maintenance costs through enhanced durability.
Date posted: 04-Dec-07
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