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So there are a multitude of manufacturing questions to be answered if GE is going to meet the production quantities being cited. Even with a company the size of GE, they are only able to pursue a finite number of options when it comes to filling a real backlog that is breathing down their necks. IMO, PR3D freed up resources that were put on other projects to help deliver these engines. Patience will pay off!

GE Aviation Program mgr. http://leehamnews.com/category/ge-aviation/ "LEAP is sharing the A320neo platform with Pratt & Whitney’s GTF but is sole engine on the 737 MAX and the C919. This will lead to engine production rates five years into the program of 1800 engines which is higher than the present rate of CFM56 deliveries.

Dependant on rate increases by Airbus and Boeing, this can increase beyond 2,000 engines per year after the initial ramp. It would make LEAP the largest civil turbofan program whichever way one counts: engines, installed thrust or revenue.
"LEAP is sharing the A320neo platform with Pratt & Whitney’s GTF but is sole engine on the 737 MAX and the C919. This will lead to engine production rates five years into the program of 1800 engines which is higher than the present rate of CFM56 deliveries whichever way one counts: engines, installed thrust or revenue."