The Necessity of Options
Commercial aviation is a very high stakes game. Get it wrong and you’re lucky to get a second chance. In order to reduce risk the players hedge bets. For example, in the case of OEMs, a typical solution is to…
Category General Electric
Rolls-Royce facing declining narrow-body market share
This analysis was published on GLG news by Ernest Arvai earlier today and is reproduced here for our AirInsight blog readers. Views: 134
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. …
LEAP-X Well Positioned for 737RE
The LEAP-X engine program from CFM International is well positioned to be the engine of choice should Boeing choose to re-engine the 737NG series. While Boeing has a “triple option” available – minor upgrades to the existing product, a re-engining…
Big Aero Engines
The engines that power the widebody planes had a difficult start. PW’s JT9D had some teething troubles as did Rolls-Royce’s RB211. General Electric developed its CF6 based on an earlier design, the TF39, and the CF6 also had some teething…