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: 48
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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: 19
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…
Looking at Airbus NEO, 737 and CSeries costs
Aeroturbopower has two blog postings which do some interesting analysis on the cost debate between Airbus and Boeing and between Airbus and Bombardier. Post 1 and Post 2 have some detailed analysis that gives an independent look at “who’s on…
Bernstein Research looks at GTF, LEAP-X side-by-side
Bernstein Research on April 13 issued a research note that is one of the best side-by-side comparisons we’ve seen about the Pratt & Whitney P1000G Geared Turbo Fan and the CFM International LEAP-X. Bernstein’s aerospace team, led by Douglas Harned,…