CFM-Powered KC-135R Tanker Fleet Logs 11 Million Flight Hours

(Evendale, Ohio, December 11, 2007) -- The U.S. Air Force (USAF) fleet of KC-135R tanker aircraft powered by the advanced CFM56-2 engine has logged more than 11 million flight hours and five million flight cycles in service.

The CFM56-2 engine (designated the F108 for military applications) is produced by CFM International (CFM), a 50/50 joint company between Snecma of France and General Electric of the United States. The USAF is CFM's largest customer, with a total of 1,962 engines ordered to re-engine 468 aircraft.

"KC-135 re-engining has been one of the most successful modernization programs in USAF history and we are proud to be a part of it," said Eric Bachelet, president and CEO of CFM International. "The CFM56-2/F108 is ideally matched to the KC-135 mission, and its economics have provided the USAF with tremendous value in terms of fleet operations, commonality, and low maintenance costs."

Source : CFM International

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