The A380 engine bluff
Emirates’ recent order for another 50 A380s came with a catch. Its prior A380s came with the Engine Alliance (GE & PW) GP7200 engine. But with the latest order the airline has thrown open engine orders to both Rolls-Royce and…
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Emirates orders 50 additional A380 Aircraft
With pre-show attention focused on the launch of the 777X, an order for 50 additional A380 aircraft by Emirates seemed to fly under the radar, but is very significant to Airbus and the program. This order for A380 will bring…
A380 Fifth Anniversary – The Quiet Giant
Passing through the fifth anniversary of the A380, we spoke with Mary Ellen Jones, President of Engine Alliance about the company’s view on the A380 program, the VLA market in general and how EA sees the future of VLAs. Ms…
Engine Alliance Briefing
President Mary Ellen Jones provided this briefing on the GP7200 program. The engine seems to be doing very well. At the conclusion of the presentation, during Q&A, she said that EA is looking at other programs and would consider the…
Pricing a Key to Initial LEAP-GTF Narrow-Body Battles
The battle for aircraft engines in the narrow-body market has increased dramatically with the introduction of the PW1000G geared turbofan, which has emerged as a strong competitor to the CFM International LEAP engine that will replace its existing market share…
Will there be a shortage of Trent 900 Engines?
After the recent incident involving QF32 and the subsequent inspections of the Intermediate Pressure Turbine (IPT) section of engines for oil leaks, airlines have begun to replace Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on Airbus A380 aircraft. Putting together the numerous reports…