founded 1974 ; 42 years ago 1974 headquarters france cincinnati ohio key people jean paul ebanga ceo products gas turbine engines parent ge aviation and safran aircraft engines website www.cfmaeroengines.com cfm international is a joint venture between ge aviation a division of general electric of the united states and safran aircraft engines formerly known as snecma a division of safran of france . the joint venture was formed to build and support the cfm56 series of turbofan engine . the names of cfm international and the cfm56 product line are derived from the two parent companies commercial engine designations ge s cf6 and snecma s m56 . as of june 2016 the cfm56 have more than 550 operators . 1 as of july 2016 30 000 engines have been built cfm plans to produce 1 700 engines in 2016 the highest production rate in the industry . 2 there are 13 700 engines in backlog . 3 products edit cfm international cfm56 f108 cfm international leap which entered into service in 2016 . references edit cfm56 fleet surpasses 800 million flight hours press release . cfm international . 2 june 2016 . 30 000th cfm56 engine comes off the production line press release . cfm international . 12 july 2016 . 2016 promises to be another strong year for cfm press release . cfm international . 11 july 2016 . external links edit gunston bill 2006 . world encyclopedia of aero engines 5th edition . phoenix mill gloucestershire england uk sutton publishing limited . isbn 0 7509 4479 x. official site v t e general electric aircraft engines turbojets cj610 cj805 ge1 ge4 j5p j31 j33 j35 j47 j73 j79 j85 j87 yj93 j97 yj101 turbofans cf6 cf34 cf700 cfe738 cfm56 f108 cj805 23 f101 f110 f118 yf120 f136 f404 f412 rm12 f414 ge90 genx gp7000 hf120 leap passport tf34 tf39 rm12 turboprops turboshafts ge27 ge36 ge38 1b ge93 h80 t31 t58 ct58 t64 ct64 t407 t408 t700 ct7 aeroderivative gas turbine engines lm500 lm1500 lm1600 lm2500 lm6000 lms100 lv100 joint development aeroengines v t e snecma aero engines turbojets atar atar volant turbofans m53 m88 silvercrest spacecraft engines viking hm7b pps 1350 vinci vulcain joint development cfm international cfm56 leap powerjet sam146 europrop international tp400 d6 rolls royce olympus 593 m45h turbomeca larzac v t e general electric subsidiaries and divisions current ge capital ge capital aviation services ge commercial finance ge energy financial services ge capital rail services europe ge technology infrastructure ge aviation ge aviation systems ge healthcare ge transportation ge energy ge digital energy ge jenbacher ge measurement & control solutions ge oil & gas ge power ge wind energy ge wind offshore ge home & business solutions ge intelligent platforms ge global research ge ventures former and defunct australian guarantee corporation1 canadian general electric1 compagnia generale di elettricit 2 electric bond and share company2 ge americom2 ge aerospace2 ge betz1 ge capital it solutions2 ge consumer & industrial gecis2 ge capital rail 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