Guy Norris on GTF
Guy Norris from Aviation Week recently went to visit P&W’s Florida test facility. There he got to see and hear the new GTF engine. His thoughts are most encouraging. He notes the quiet confidence among the PW team and of…
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With Airbus Validation, the Pratt & Whitney GTF is Poised for Market Leadership
Pratt & Whitney is well positioned to take market leadership from CFM International over the next decade. Airbus selection of the GTF on the A320neo family provides the validation from one of the two large manufacturers to confirm the decision…
Concerns with Bombardier’s Supply Chain
In light of the experience with supply chain challenges at Airbus and Boeing, the markets have been eyeing the CSeries development program at Bombardier with a well deserved jaundiced view. After all, if the big OEMs can’t get it right, how…
After NEO
Now that Airbus’ NEO is official, what next? We now have three players in the 100-149 seat segment. The duopoly is over and the segment is now more complex. Before NEO, Airbus and Boeing vacillated between three options; do nothing,…
GTF Passes 100 Hours of Testing
The Pratt & Whitney PW1524G Pure Power engine for the Bombardier CSeries has reached the 100 hour point in testing, and noise is the next issue on the test agenda. So far, so good for the first of the next…
CSeries beats NEO, A320, 737 on CASM, plane mile costs
Bombardier’s CSeries beats the Airbus A318/A319, A319neo and Boeing 737-600/700 on cost per available seat mile, according to a new study issued this week by AirInsight. The CSeries also beats the competition on a plane-mile cost. The conclusions, reached by…