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Post by FabienA380 on Dec 2, 2016 14:46:47 GMT 1
MSN224 showed many times engine runs on fr24 since a little while now (21/11 a380.boards.net/post/83288/thread ....) also we don't know when MSN224 was planned, maybe late Nov/early Dec? As we know MSN225 IS(~was~) planned for 02nd December.... It should have at least started moving since "at least" first-half / mid-November?....
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Post by a380fanclub on Dec 8, 2016 7:54:03 GMT 1
Report via China Aviation Daily from Bloomberg: engine issue settled, first delivery R-R A380 scheduled for December 16: bit.ly/2gEiHqe
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Dec 8, 2016 9:50:46 GMT 1
So, at the end of the day it was just a small delay:
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Post by fanairbus on Dec 8, 2016 10:25:43 GMT 1
and possibly a good few dollars saved by Mr Clark!
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Post by kronus on Dec 8, 2016 10:41:33 GMT 1
From article above: "Clark said the planemaker is obligated to supply Emirates with its full backlog of A380s through 2026 and that the model will remain core to the fleet". Last 25 frames with RR engines will be delivered from 2021 to 2026 year. It's only average 4 deliveries per year. I don't believe it's enough for Emirates. In my opinion they have to order about 60 more A380s for this timeframe (average 14 frames per year).
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Post by a380admirer on Dec 8, 2016 11:04:34 GMT 1
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Post by philidor on Dec 8, 2016 11:57:24 GMT 1
So, at the end of the day it was just a small delay A small delay, because RR takes the full risk. Hopefully it is also an easy problem to solve for the engine manufacturer ...
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Post by Baroque on Dec 8, 2016 14:34:22 GMT 1
So, at the end of the day it was just a small delay: Small delay but it seems that the issue hasn't gone away as yet and RR will be covering the extra costs as a result of the performance shortfall at least until they get a permanent fix.
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Dec 8, 2016 14:52:23 GMT 1
Well there is nothing wrong with the engine itself, it's how the engine was designed 15 years ago and no other RR operators had any problems with this particular thing. Emirates appears to have different requirements, forcing RR to tweak their design a bit.
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Post by a380fanclub on Dec 8, 2016 17:16:21 GMT 1
Well there is nothing wrong with the engine itself, it's how the engine was designed 15 years ago and no other RR operators had any problems with this particular thing. Emirates appears to have different requirements, forcing RR to tweak their design a bit. It is my impression that the agreement covers nothing more than the costs for extra maintenance/repair/overhaul of the Trents. This could be either for the parts, but also for downtime of each aircraft/engine for inspections and repair. We will see in the future if Rolls-powered Emirates A380's will have more engine repairs than the current fleet. I'll try to get data from AE on this. If the agreement indeed covers only financial compensation to Emirates, that makes me conclude that the engine itself hasn't been modified or adapted for the Dubai climate.
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