Premium – Arkia selects LEAP
Yesterday Israel’s second largest airline, Arkia, selected the CFM LEAP engine for its A320neo order. The airline only has four on order, so it is a small order. But the implications of this are far bigger. Views: 51
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GTF Update
P&W provided us with this release on their GTF engine: “Pratt & Whitney’s carbon seal improvement package received certification April 12 and is being deployed to our customers. These changes are designed to improve the carbon seal’s durability for PW1100G-JM…
Premium – A320neo Ops update (dispelling neo nonsense)
In this article, we will dispel “neo nonsense” regarding difficulties with the new aircraft. The A320neo entry into service continues to settle in with variable results We show the latest flight ops data, through March 30, 2017 There is some…
Premium #315 – Technology: Are the next steps revolutionary or evolutionary?
Aerospace is a technology-heavy business. But the pace of technology change is accelerating. Consider just 15 years ago that composites were too expensive and unproven for aircraft structural applications, large geared turbofans were a lab experiment, hybrid cars were new,…
An example of the disruption Additive Manufacturing drives
GE has been at the forefront of additive manufacturing for a while. Though not alone in seeing the benfits from this technology, GE is touting an interesting example of what this means. They explain that their new ATP has 855…
The Big Squeeze
In the single aisle market the dominance of Airbus and Boeing is total. Take a look at this chart. Views: 54