CFM Materials, LP

CFM Materials, LP is a joint venture of GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, based near Dallas Fort Worth Airport in Texas. It describes itself as the world's largest provider of used serviceable material for CFM International CFM56 engines, which power aircraft such as the Airbus A320, the Boeing 737 and the Boeing KC-135R tanker. The company also sells surplus inventory for CFM International and supplies inventory to its parent companies' MRO networks.

Products and services

• Shop visit support with used CFM56 and LEAP material
• Engine trading and leasing, including serviceable CFM56-5B and 7B engines
• Material services agreements, a long term commitment to support shop visit demand for used material
• Used material purchase from CFM56 engine manifests or surplus lists
• Module purchase and sale: major and minor serviceable CFM56-5B and 7B modules for sale or exchange against non-serviceable assets
• Repair and set management, including customer-owned material, to improve turnaround time
• Full QEC and QEC component supply, and LRU sale and buy-back
• Parts that are repaired, tested and certified, in stock and ready to ship

Engine families

The site describes the CFM56-5B (Airbus A320 family), CFM56-7B (Boeing 737NG), CFM56-3 (737 Classic), CFM56-5A (A320 and A319), CFM56-5C (A340-200 and -300) and the LEAP-1A for the A320neo, with support extending to the LEAP engines selected for the 737 MAX and A320neo.

Timeline

• 1988: Turbine Parts International formed
• 1995: first CFM56 engine parted out
• 2000: GE Aviation acquired 100 percent of TPI and formed GE Aviation Materials
• 2002: Snecma, now Safran, acquired 20 percent
• 2010: CFM Materials, LP created as a 50/50 joint venture
• 2018: first LEAP component sold
• 2022: 1,000th CFM56 asset purchased or consigned
• 2025: 50th aircraft purchase

Company facts

• Warehouses and offices near DFW Airport (Texas), Amsterdam, Cardiff (Wales) and Singapore, with a contact address in Hamburg
• Head office at 3051 W Airfield Drive, Suite 100, DFW Airport, Texas
• ISO 9001 certified, with quality standards described as TRUEngine standards
• Serves MRO networks, airlines, lessors, manufacturers and other service providers worldwide