An Update on the Pratt & Whitney GTF
Today P&W provided an update on its GTF (PurePower) program. VP Bob Saia provided this presentation. The charts below come from this presentation. Views: 43
Year 2011
A glimpse inside engine OEM pricing
In the lawsuit by Rolls-Royce against Pratt & Whitney for alleged patent infringement over the fan blade design of the PW-GE GP7200 vs the RR Trent 900 (both engines on the Airbus A380), we get a rare glimpse into the…
Delta’s RFP and Boeing
This past week saw something very interesting. Take a look here. According to Buckingham Research, as quoted in ATW, Boeing might not bid on Delta’s single aisle RFP. That is an eye-opener worthy of some consideration. Delta’s RFP states a…
Black Box Recovery of AF447
This video is mainly in French. Viewers can see the extent of technology deployment and the number of experts on site involved with each step. Congratulations to the team on their work. [youtube]TklixzANphg[/youtube] Views: 18
IAM 751 chief talks about 787 NLRB complaint
The head of IAM 751 talks with AirInsight in this 21 minute podcast, explaining why the union filed its complaint over Boeing placing 787 Line 2 in Charleston (SC), and reacting to the huge Boeing counter-response to the decision by…
ILFC firms up order for 100 A320neo
ILFC signed a firm contract for the purchase of 100 A320neo aircraft. This follows the signing of a MoU announced on March 8th 2011. ILFC confirmed selection of Pratt & Whitney engines for at least 60 of the aircraft. The…