Southwest Acquisition of AirTran will lead to 737-800 Order
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Southwest Acquires AirTran
In a $1.4 billion transaction, Southwest Airlines has acquired AirTran to provide further growth to the low-cost carrier. This will be the third acquisition for Southwest, which previously acquired Muse Air and Morris Air and made a failed offer for…
PW discusses new engine technology
Pratt & Whitney’s Alan Epstein, VP of Technology & Environment, discusses new engine technology in Jetrader, the magazine of the trade group ISTAT. (This is a two-page article.) Epstein discusses what he calls a 25-30 year gap in new technology…
And there’s not even an airshow going on
Today the industry saw two nice aircraft orders. In total, Airbus and Boeing booked (at “retail”) nearly $6bn today. That is a big number given that airlines are only now starting to see profits after years of losses. The old…
Propfans – Limitations for Re-Engine Programs
The last time the aviation industry saw tremendous growth and evolution in aero engines was the 1980s. This was the time when GE joined forces with SNECMA to create CFM. P&W joined with Rolls-Royce, MTU and other to create IAE. …
The Future by Airbus
Airbus has released a new report, The Future by Airbus that talks about innovations it views as possible over the next 40 years. This is a thoughtful and innovative piece, with topics ranging from transparent floors for viewing the sites…