After the Airbus neo Technical Briefing in Toulouse, France, today, AirInsight had a chance to speak with Mr Leahy in his office. We had a few questions we wanted to hear his views on. The 100-149 seat market. Boeing seems…
Lufthansa recently ordered the A320neo, joining ILFC as a major customer in the first quarter. ILFC ordered 60 of their 100 aircraft with the Pratt & Whitney GTF, with 40 options, providing a boost to the GTF program. The focus…
This morning it was the turn of the engine companies to provide updates. The sessions were excellent. By the time P&W and CFM completed their briefings one felt updated on the big picture and nuances. P&W clearly feel the wind…
International Lease Finance Corporation has become the first leasing company to order the Airbus A320neo family, for 100 of the aircraft. Interestingly, at least 60 of those aircraft will be powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G Geared Turbofan (GTF)…
In a forthcoming article in Aircraft Technology magazine, Mike Bair, the head of Boeing’s 737 program development, discusses the new engine offerings by CFM International, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce. The excerpt is here. The full article will discuss Boeing’s…
As the picture shows, this is not a big engine as far as aircraft engines go. But this particular engine’s impact has been huge. This is the engine that powered the regional jet revolution created by Bombardier. The engine is…