The engine competition for the A320 & A321
The competition between CFM and Pratt & Whitney is best seen on the Airbus A320 family, where there is a choice. The 737 is all CFM. Let’s look at the A320 first. CFM has a clear lead over Pratt &…
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Safran’s results
Safran reported its 2017 results this week. Revenue of €16.5Bn beat the analyst consensus €16.3Bn. And operating profit at €2.5Bn beat analyst consensus of €2.4Bn. On the company’s conference call, Safran said it now expects to deliver “at least” 1,100…
Airbus single aisle engine update
The race between the CFM LEAP and Pratt & Whitney GTF remains intense. They battle each other for every order on the Airbus single-aisle fleet. The A320neo program has had engine hiccups as the OEM has managed to produce aircraft…
Pratt & Whitney having a great show
The Singapore air show got off to a start yesterday. It hasn’t been a noisy affair. Boeing picked up a lot of service business – which is a key goal for the company. Boeing also seems to be using the…
The Aero Engine Market
In a quick review of the market, we can see how the engine market has grown in sympathy with the demand for commercial aircraft. In the first chart, we show the national origin of the engines. The numbers for Canada…
Premium – Powering the enhanced A321 and a putative 797
This week we have seen two good sources discussing how Airbus is likely to respond to a potential new Boeing. The Reuters story is here and the CNN story is here. Both these stories lay out clearly how the two…