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Emirates, the A380 and the next engine selection
Emirates is currently negotiating with Rolls-Royce for its next batch of A380s. Bloomberg had a report yesterday on the latest development that the airline and Rolls-Royce have hit a “snag” in their negotiations. The report further mentions potential delivery delays and…
Rolls Royce – Robotic Engine Maintenance
Rolls Royce presented another of the elements of its Intelligent Engine initiative at the Farnborough Air Show 2018, focusing on robotic engine maintenance. The technology developments have exciting possibilities, as shown in the video below. The technologies, when mature, will…
Rolls-Royce Trents on 787
News out today from Rolls-Royce reports: “In April this year Rolls-Royce provided an update on the management of a durability issue affecting the Intermediate Pressure Compressor in a population of Trent 1000 engines, known as Package C engines. An update…
The Rolls-Royce Pearl
The business aviation market was caught by surprise at EBACE this year. Bombardier announced its significantly improved Globals and also announced a new engine. The fact the OEM and engine maker were able to keep this quiet – especially these…
Vistara selecting 787?
News out today from Bloomberg suggests the Indian carrier may have selected the 787 over the A330neo. This is potentially the third win in a row for Boeing. What may be going on behind the scenes that allowed Boeing to…