Day Two at Farnborough continued with additional announcements of new orders from the major industry players, as well as briefings by senior executives. We’ve captured some interesting interviews today that will be posted as they are processed and uploaded from…
Yesterday Reuters reported that American Airlines is close to announcing selection of CFM LEAP engines for their Airbus neo orders. The order is for engines on 100 aircraft and reported as worth $2.6bn. What might be driving the selection of…
Mitsubishi announced today that their first MRJ has had its wings attached. The image gives the first good idea of what the real aircraft is going to look like. Mitsubishi Aircraft will soon commence commence commence the engine mounting process. …
Last Thursday, a Pratt & Whitney PW1500 geared turbofan engine had a major failure that was partially contained. The engine failure damaged the engine nacelle and fuselage of the CSeries test aircraft FTV1, with no apparent damage to the wing…
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The mood at Pratt & Whitney is more optimistic today than we’ve seen it in several years. The GTF is nearing entry into service and will generate a strong boost to P&W’s commercial engine business. The military business is increasingly…