The low pressure turbine failed in the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbo Fan engine on Bombardier’s CSeries, reports investment bank UBS, citing Bombardier. Writes UBS: BBD confirmed that recent GTF engine failure was in the low-pressure turbine and… Read More
Posted on June 6, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
By Leeham Co EU We’ve seen it for decades: the War of Words between Airbus and Boeing around their competing aircraft. It hasn’t taken long for the WOW to emerge over the prospective A330neo. Only a few months… Read More
Posted on June 2, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Rolls-Royce may not be at a cross road but it’s certainly at a fork in the road. RR sought to be a dual-source supplier for the Boeing 777X, competing with GE Aviation for the privilege; it was generally… Read More
Posted on March 10, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, CFM, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
777X, A330, A330neo, A350, A350-1000, A350-800, A350-900, A380neo, Airbus, Boeing, CFM, Engine Alliance, GE Aviation, GE9X, Geared Turbo Fan, GEnx, GP7200, GTF, IAE, International Aero Engines, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000-TEN, Trent 900, V2500
Recent headlines and this column report that Airbus is considering re-engining the popular A330 with GE Aviation GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-TEN power plants. A New Engine Option and other changes would improve the A330’s economy by an… Read More
Posted on February 3, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Here’s what to look for in 2014 in commercial aviation. Airbus A350 XWB: The high-profile A350 XWB program continues flight testing this year. Entry-into-service has been a sliding target. The program is running about 18 months behind original… Read More
Posted on January 12, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, GE Aviation, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi, YAK
737 MAX, 747-8, 757, 767, 777 Classic, 777X, 787, A320NEO, A330, A330neo, A350, A380, A380RE, Airbus, ARJ21, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, CSeries, E-Jet, E-Jet E1, EJet E2, Embraer, GE Aviation, GEnx, Irkut, KC-46A, MC-21, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, Q400, Rolls-Royce, SSJ100, Sukhoi, Superjet, Trent 1000-TEN, YAK, Yak-242
Note: The following was distributed to our e-mail list December 23. Last week, American Airlines (as predicted) swapped the A350-800s for A350-900s. The possibility of Airbus launching an A330 new engine option appears to be gaining ground. Our… Read More
Posted on December 29, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Last week we discussed Airbus’ A350-1000 dilemma. The -1000 will be a fine airplane, but we concluded the company needs to go forward with a larger capacity “A350-1100” to match the size of the Boeing 777-9X, but take… Read More
Posted on November 4, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, Rolls-Royce
777, 777-300ER, 777-9, 787-10, 787-9, A330-200, A330-300, A350, A350-1000, A350-1100, A350-800, A350-900, Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation, GEnx, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000
A380 Sales: Orders for the Airbus A380 have been dismal, but Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus parent EADS, sees a turn-around in sales. With the forthcoming Boeing 777-9X, which at 400 seats is considerably smaller than the 525-seat… Read More
Posted on October 14, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
FAA 787 approval could come next week: Reuters reports that the Federal Aviation Administration could provide a key approval next week that will open the way to the final documentation required to lift the grounding of the Boeing… Read More
Posted on April 18, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Last year yielded a few surprises in an otherwise predictable year. Jim Albaugh shocked the aviation world when he retired unexpectedly at age 62. He was expected to remain in his position as CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes… Read More
Posted on January 2, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Comac, CSeries, EADS, Embrarer, Farnborough Air Show, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi
737, 747-8, 767, 777, 777X, 787, A320, A330, A350, A380, Airbus, ARJ-21, ATR, ATR72, Boeing, Bombardier, C919, Comac, Embraer, GEnx, GTF, Irkut, LEAP, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, SSJ-100, Sukhoi, Trent 1000-Plus