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P&W pursues “Industrial 4.0” with GTF engine improvements
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Aug. 18, 2025, © Leeham News: Pratt & Whitney’s long slog in fixing one technical problem after another with its marque PurePower Geared Turbo Fan engine isn’t over yet. It won’t be for… Read More
Collins Aerospace pacing for new materials, production for next new airplane
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Aug. 4, 2025, © Leeham News: As the aviation industry considers what new major airliners to develop for the next 50 years, new engines, folding wings, advanced materials, and new design and production… Read More
Engine makers tout “Plan A” but have “Plan B” backups in R&D
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton June 23, 2025, © Leeham News, Paris: CFM International touts its Open Fan RISE engine as the wave of the future. (CFM is a 50-50 joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran.) Rival… Read More
P&W: the troubled GTF will be the best engine for the next single-aisle airplane
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton June 11, 2025, © Leeham News: Three manufacturers are designing engines that could be used on the replacement aircraft for the Airbus A320neo and Boeng 737 MAX families. Rick Deurloo, president of Pratt… Read More
Engine makers emphasizing durability, reliability
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Larry Culp, CEO of GE Aerospace. Credit: GE. June 3, 2025, © Leeham News: Engine reliability and durability for the next new commercial aviation engine for the next new single-aisle airplane has emerged… Read More
RTX 2024 Earnings: Pratt Progress on GTF AOG and MRO While Preparing to Seize the Advantage; Collins Battles BFE Supply-Chain
By Chris Sloan January 28, 2025 © Leeham News: RTX chief executive Christoper T. Calio says the company’s number one priority is executing on its $218 bn backlog and meeting its commitment to customers – topped by the… Read More
RTX, P&W parent, posts strong 3Q results
By Scott Hamilton Oct. 22, 2024, © Leeham News: RTX Corp, the parent of troubled engine maker Pratt & Whitney, posted strong financial results for the third quarter today. PW continues to struggle with replacing engines plagued by… Read More
3Q Earnings reports kick off this week
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Oct. 21, 2024, © Leeham News: Third quarter earnings reports kick off this week. The most anticipated call will be The Boeing Co. Boeing previewed a big loss for the quarter on Oct…. Read More
Bjorn’s Corner: New engine development. Part 7. Open Rotor Propulsive Efficiency
May 10, 2024, ©. Leeham News: We do an article series about engine development. The aim is to understand why engine development now has longer timelines than airframe development and carries larger risks of product maturity problems. To… Read More
GTF engine issues knock MTU off course
By Tom Batchelor February 29, 2024, © Leeham News: Problems affecting Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) weighed on MTU Aero Engines last year but the German manufacturer still reported a solid performance in its earnings announcement on… Read More