Southwest & Boeing – Some Thoughts
This past week we were part of Media Day at Southwest Airlines. It was a most pleasant visit. However, news reports coming out of the event bear some scrutiny. Views: 61
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Why the GTF will be a Winner for Pratt & Whitney: Economics
The PurePower P1000G engine, often referred to as the GTF or Geared TurboFan, from Pratt & Whitney (a division of United Technologies) will have significant economic benefits over existing aircraft engines as well as its new technology competition from CFM…
Airbus NEO Decision will be Based on Strategic Partners and Euro Politics
Airbus decision on the NEO has been delayed as it attempts to obtain additional funding from the engine manufacturers, and the timing of the LEAP-X engine from CFM International, the full version of which may be delayed to 2018 Airbus,…
The Necessity of Options
Commercial aviation is a very high stakes game. Get it wrong and you’re lucky to get a second chance. In order to reduce risk the players hedge bets. For example, in the case of OEMs, a typical solution is to…
Rolls-Royce facing declining narrow-body market share
This analysis was published on GLG news by Ernest Arvai earlier today and is reproduced here for our AirInsight blog readers. Views: 134
PW discusses new engine technology
Pratt & Whitney’s Alan Epstein, VP of Technology & Environment, discusses new engine technology in Jetrader, the magazine of the trade group ISTAT. (This is a two-page article.) Epstein discusses what he calls a 25-30 year gap in new technology…