Donald Barber, senior vice-president of air operations for Federal Express, says there has been a "tough competition" for engine selection between the GE/Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance GP7200 and Rolls-Royce Trent 900 for its order to equip 10 Airbus A380-800F freighters. "It was not a lopsided competition," he said when announcing the deal at Farnborough. But he added: "We've been with GE and Pratt & Whitney forever. People count."
Source: Airline Business
US regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will take no immediate action to address a smoke-related issue involving the CFM International Leap-1B engines that power the Boeing 737 Max.
The engine-maker says the successful demonstration involved a GE Aerospace CT7 turboshaft engine combined with internally-produced electric machine and power electronics.
GE Aerospace in 2025 plans to use two of the world’s fastest computers, both at US-government-funded research facilities, to study how its open-fan engine concept will integrate with an aircraft’s wings and other structures.
