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Airbus: how bits and bytes take over from nuts and bolts
The days of nuts and bolts in aircraft manufacturing are unlikely to disappear completely but the way airliners are built is certainly going to change in the very near future. At least at Airbus, where at last week’s Innovation Days…
Premium #344 – Does United Technologies acquisition of Rockwell Collins really make sense?
Beyond the GTF – Transformational Change at Pratt & Whitney
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…
NTSB Update on Boeing 787 Fires
Yesterday afternoon the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a press briefing to document its preliminary findings and describe its plans as it searches for a root cause of the battery fire aboard the JAL Boeing 787 in Boston and…
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…