CFM International's Leap turbofan deliveries slipped 13% year on year in the first quarter to 319 units amid stubborn supply ...

The successes achieved in preventing fatigue failures in turbine blades are ... this way avoided the costs of blade replacement, repair of secondary damage to engines and the severe consequences ...

Aircraft turbine engines are complex ... that is accurate to within a few micrometres. Blades are made not only for new engines, but also as replacement parts for engines in use.

Beyond simply replacing LE tape every year ... position in that unlike propeller blades and turbine blades in industrial equipment or jet engines, they are exposed constantly to the elements.

This of course takes into account gentle flows and the soft pitter-patter of rain on stone, not turbine blades passing through ... Beyond simply replacing LE tape every year on every turbine ...