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
Exclusive interview with Robert Saia, vice president of the Next Generation Product Family at Pratt & Whitney. PW believes it has a “good understanding” of what happened. Flight testing might resume quickly, reducing risk of program delay. Customers… Read More
Posted on June 1, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
787, A319neo, A320NEO, A321NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CS100, CS300, CSeries, E-175-E2, E-195 E2, E-Jet E2, E190 E2, Embraer, GE Aviation, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, Irkut, MC-21, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, P1500G, Pratt & Whitney, Robert Saia, Rolls-Royce
The recent announcement by Rolls-Royce that their future engines will contain gearboxes has put GE and its CFM partner SAFRAN under considerable pressure. GE/SAFRAN were together with Rolls-Royce proponents to go directly from Direct-Drive turbofans to Open Rotor… Read More
Posted on April 7, 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
By James N. Krebs Leeham News recently forecast that the next all new Boeing airplane will be a 757 successor with an entry-into-service around 2025, followed by a smaller NSA (New Small Airplane), a 737 MAX/A320 neo successor,… Read More
Posted on February 12, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Bill Boyd, senior vice president of Rolls-Royce, provided a program update of its Trent engines that are being developed for the Airbus A350 XWB. He appeared on a panel with GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney. He appeared… Read More
Posted on February 10, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Jason Brewer, general manager of GE Commercial Engines Marketing, appeared at last week’s Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance 2014 conference on the Big Engines panel. Brewer discussed the development of the GE9X for the Boeing 777X, outlining the new… Read More
Posted on February 9, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
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