More on Engines
Wednesday’s story on engines attracted a lot of attention. And some good comments – so we went back to our data to see what more we could pull out of it. This is what we found. Views: 73
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The Engine Game
We analyzed the aero engine business to see how the market has been evolving since 2000. The chart below shows how market shares have been changing. What we see is useful to understand the impact among the competing OEMs. Particularly…
The Emirates decision on A380 Engines
Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline, has been vocal in pushing Airbus to revise the A380. As we pass through the A380’s first decade in service, the recent decision by Emirates to switch to Rolls-Royce from Engine Alliance got…
Premium #151: 2014 in Review
2014 was an interesting year in aviation, with the launch of the A330neo and first delivery of the 787-9, continued high demand for the A320neo and 737MAX narrow-body families, and a return to record profitability for the major US airlines,…
About that A380neo
The ripples from Airbus’ investor day still reverberate. One item caught our eye and its about the engine selection. For some time now there has been a drip-drip of information that indicates Rolls-Royce has the lead in the secret…
Rolls-Royce Advance and UltraFan CTi fan blade flies for the first time
The Rolls-Royce composite carbon/titanium (CTi) fan blade for the Advance and UltraFan engines took to the skies for the first time, marking another milestone for the program. A set of the CTi fan blades successfully completed a first flight incorporated…