Tunisia-based Syphax Airlines has placed a firm order with CFM International for Leap-1A and CFM56-5B engines to power its three Airbus A320neo and three Airbus A319/A320ceo airplanes respectively.
The value of the contract is $145m, based on list prices.
Syphax Airlines will receive its first A320ceo in 2015, while the new A320neo aeroplanes are scheduled to begin delivery in 2019
The private Tunisian hybrid airline plans to add five additionally leased A320ceos over the next few years.
Syphax Airlines chairman Mohamed Frikha said: "We have every confidence that the Leap product line will be just as good and are looking forward to introducing these into our fleet."
CFM International president and chief executive officer Jean-Paul Ebanga added: "Leap technology will provide double-digit improvements in fuel burn, noise, and carbon and NOx emissions and we believe these engines will prove to be real assets for Syphax as support its long-term growth."
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By GlobalDataLeap engines combine advanced aerodynamic design techniques, lighter, more durable materials, and superior environmental technologies.
They offer 15% improvements in engine fuel efficiency, double-digit improvements in CO2 emissions and noise levels, as well as low maintenance costs.
CFM International, a 50/50 joint venture of Snecma and GE Aircraft Engines, is a supplier of commercial aircraft engines, with around 24,750 engines having already delivered to more than 500 operators worldwide.
Syphax Airlines, founded in 2011, operates two main hubs, Sfax-Thyna Airport and Tunis-Carthage, and it serves destinations in the Mediterranean region such as France, Germany, Libya, and Turkey, as well as domestic routes.
Image: Syphax Airlines has opted CFM56-5B engine to power its Airbus A319/A320ceo aeroplanes. Photo: courtesy of Snecma.
