BMW Rolls Royce has selected Rohr to supply nacelles and thrust-reversers for the BR715 engine powering the McDonnell Douglas MD-95. Test hardware will be delivered later this year, with engine certification scheduled for September 1998 and first aircraft deliveries for mid-1999.
Source: Flight International
Shortages of cast metallic parts and other components continue hindering Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) ability to produce new engines and to ramp up maintenance work needed to address its recall of PW1000G geared turbofans.
GE Aerospace’s deliveries of Leap turbofans slowed significantly in the second quarter of 2024 due to lingering supply chain troubles, with the company’s chief executive describing the quarter as “disappointing”.
Taiwanese carrier EVA Air has chosen GE Aerospace GEnx engines to power four incoming Boeing 787-10 widebodies.
