Even as the pandemic wreaks havoc across the global commercial aviation sector, there are bright spots. This is one of those. KLM Cityhopper, KLM’s regional subsidiary, received their first Embraer E195-E2 at a ceremony today at Embraer’s facility in Brazil.…
After the maligning of the GTF from India, here comes something interesting. Frontier Airlines announced the selection of Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power 134 Airbus A320neos. The engines will power 49 A320neo, 67 A321neo, and 18 A321XLR aircraft,…
Engine makers are under some of the greatest stress as the pandemic continues. The Power by The Hour business model worked well until engines stopped working. The business model of offering the engines at near-zero and making up the value…
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Typically the airlines don’t pay much for their engines using “Power-By-Hour” contracts instead. From industry sources, we understand more than half the airlines utilize these contracts. On the lower side, we might see GE and CFM in high-sixties percent and…
In 2018 the USAF began looking at a re-engine program (again) for the Boeing B52H, named “Commercial Engine Re-engining Program (CERP)”. It is aimed at updating the current Pratt & Whitney TF33 engines with a commercial off-the-shelf engine. The original…