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CSeries setback as PW GTF has reported uncontained failure
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
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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
Pratt & Whitney’s lean, additive manufacturing
Airframe manufacturers have long been transitioning to Lean Manufacturing, improving efficiency, increasing production rates, going to robotics and just-in-time supply chains. Engine manufacturers haven’t received the same headlines but this doesn’t mean they’ve been standing still. We talked… Read More
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Posted on May 28, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
PW Media Day 2: GTF gets 35,000 lb thrust rating
Pratt & Whitney today confirmed that it will offer a Pure Power Geared Turbo Fan engine with 35,000 lbs of thrust, an increase of two thousand pounds from the previously announced model that powers the Airbus A321neo. Officials… Read More
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Posted on May 20, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
PW Media Day 2: President’s overview
Paul Adams, president of Pratt & Whitney, called 2013 a “transformational” year during his overview at PW’s Media Day today. The CSeries GTF was certified and Embraer selected the GTF to power its E-Jet E2. Bombardier’s first CSeries… Read More
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Posted on May 20, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing face pricing pressure
Airbus and Boeing face pricing squeezes that are the result of their continuing price wars and two products that need price cuts to maintain sales. The fierce single-aisle battle between Airbus and Boeing, and to a much lesser… Read More
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Posted on May 19, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney
737 MAX, 737-9, 737-900ER, 737NG, 777-300ER, 777X, A320ceo, A320NEO, A321ceo, A321NEO, A330, A350 XWB, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CFM International, Continental Airlines, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Geared Turbo Fan, GTF, LEAP, Northwest Airlines, Pratt & Whitney, United Airlines
PW mum about reported thrust bump on GTF
Sylvain Faust, who follows the Bombardier CSeries more closely than anyone else we know except the program participants, last night posted a piece that says the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbo Fan engine now in testing with the… Read More
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Posted on May 13, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
CSeries FTV 4 to launch this month with PW GTF testing focus
Bombardier’s CSeries flight testing has now passed the 250 hour flight mark, with three Fight Test Vehicles (FTVs) in the program. FTV 4 is due to become airborne in May. This will be a milestone for the program… Read More
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Posted on May 5, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
OEMs are ramping up services as profit centers
Original Equipment Manufacturers are ramping up their focus on services to increase these as profit centers for company financial performance. The news April 10 that Boeing will relocate its Commercial Aviation Services unit from Seattle to its fading… Read More
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Posted on April 21, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Douglas Aircraft Co, GE Aviation, McDonnell Douglas, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce
7-Series, A320NEO, Airbus, Boeing, Boeing CAS, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, CAS, CFM, CSeries, DC-Series, Douglas Aircraft Co, GE Engines, Geared Turbo Fan, International Aero Engines, Jim Albaugh, McDonnell Douglas, MD-Series, Pratt & Whitney, Pure Power, Pure V, Rolls-Royce, V2500
GE engines faces challenge from PW, RR GTF technology
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
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Posted on April 7, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Rolls-Royce plans for new single-aisle, twin-aisle airplane engines
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
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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