Snecma, who had mostly built military engines until then, was the first company to seek entrance into the market by searching for a partner with commercial experience to design and build an engine in this class.
Snecma, que fabricara principalmente motores militares ata entón, foi a primeira compañía en intentar entrar no mercado buscando un socio con experiencia comercial para deseñar e construír un motor desta clase.