Bernstein Research on April 13 issued a research note that is one of the best side-by-side comparisons we’ve seen about the Pratt & Whitney P1000G Geared Turbo Fan and the CFM International LEAP-X. Bernstein’s aerospace team, led by Douglas Harned,…
Jean-Paul Ebanga is President & CEO of CFM International. This company is the creator of the CFM56 engine – one that has 540 million hours of operation and is regarded by many as the benchmark narrow body engine. Mr Ebanga…
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…
NASA has a research lab at Lewis Field in Cleveland Ohio where they are doing research into ultra high bypass engines for aircraft. We had a conversation with the UHB Research program Manager, Chris Hughes. He explains what the program…
Lufthansa’s EVP Corporate Fleet is Nico Buchholz and he is based in Frankfurt. Herr Buchholz is a very important man in the airline business; he and his team buy planes for Lufthansa, Swiss, Brussels, Austrian and BMI. So he is…
Indigo Airlines of India signed an MOU for the largest order in airline history and became the launch customer of the A320neo in the process. Here is the lead of Airbus’ press release: India’s largest low-cost carrier, IndiGo has signed…