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Post by s543 on Mar 4, 2015 21:17:24 GMT 1
What is surprising is that order of 3 NGs from FR is worth an article on the web ?
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Post by philidor on Mar 5, 2015 10:31:38 GMT 1
What is surprising is that order of 3 NGs from FR is worth an article on the web ? Very few orders have been announced this year ... Even small ones are worth reporting !
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Post by addasih on Mar 19, 2015 14:12:55 GMT 1
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Post by philidor on Mar 19, 2015 16:14:01 GMT 1
This analysis is from Aspire Aviation, which is widely viewed as a Boeing mouthpiece. Surprisingly, Aspire contends that they learned from several Boeing sources that the 737 MAX LEAP 1B engine presently misses promised fuel burn performance by as much as 4 to 5 %, while the A320 NEO LEAP 1A engine 'only' records a 1 to 2 % shortfall. The engine also would suffer some reliability issues. Such daunting numbers would in my opinion jeopardise the MAX programme and would prompt a majority of Airbus customers to turn to the P&W GTF. I don't however believe in Aspire numbers in general, and I am not ready to buy these particular ones, even though they break from Aspire's usual pro-Boeing bias (which is still obvious in the rest of their analysis). It is not the first time, though, that we hear rumours of a LEAP performance shortfall, and we should certainly stay tuned. GE may still overcome the problems, but this might push both the LEAP-powered A320 NEO and 737 MAX timelines to the right.
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Post by Baroque on Mar 20, 2015 3:17:47 GMT 1
Whether it is favourable or not to Boeing, I don't buy any of Aspire's "analyses" without a ship load of salt. I will wait to see what other analysts or sources have to say on the matter, before commenting.
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Post by Jkkw on Mar 20, 2015 7:55:24 GMT 1
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Post by philidor on Mar 20, 2015 8:41:11 GMT 1
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Post by XWB on Mar 20, 2015 9:31:36 GMT 1
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Post by s543 on Mar 20, 2015 9:32:12 GMT 1
Interesting article ! Aeroturbopower is usually a decent source.
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Post by Jkkw on Mar 20, 2015 10:58:13 GMT 1
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