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in Airbus’ product portfolio.” However, And RR and P&W will go to great lengths at
Bernstein adds that the place where the Paris to explain fixes and timelines on two
MAX-10 will still be disadvantaged is against engine families that are giving Airbus and its
the A321neo-LR, which has 3 auxiliary fuel customers in particular some heart ache. The
tanks. The MAX-10 will not handle three Trent 7000 has delayed the A330neos first
auxiliary tanks, so it will not be able to deliver flight while fuel burn on the Trent-XWB 97k
the range of the A321neo-LR. Airbus is heavily engine for the A350-1000 is critical.
promoting this model as a 757 replacement,
particularly to work on transatlantic flights.” Propulsive Effect
While a go-head for Boeing of the 737 MAX-10 However, of more concern are the issues
would seem a simple proposition, its longer- surrounding the Geared Turbofan (GTF) for
term response to the 240-270 seat market is the A320neo. Airbus executives have told
far more complex. Bernstein that they are more confident
The middle-of-the-market aircraft would that P&W has solutions to the two most
carry typically 240 passengers roughly 4,000 important outstanding issues: hot spots
nmi and the A330 and 787 being long-ranged on the combustor lining and performance
are over-engineered for this mission. It appears of the air seal for the number 3 bearing
Boeing is headed for a twin-aisle aircraft that compartment. “Pratt has said that it
could well be more of a 767 replacement than has solutions for these issues, which it
a 757 replacement with composite wing and is implementing for the airseal. A new
fuselage. First flight and Entry into Service combustor venting design should be ready
Virgin America has taken delivery (EIS) would be mid of next decade and tied for customers by Q3 this year. Airbus speaks
of its first A321neo powered by into an all new geared turbo engine from with cautious optimism that these solutions
CFM International’s LEAP-1A
engines. The aircraft is configured either General Electric (GE) or a Pratt & will put the engine back on track, but wants
in a 185-seat layout Whitney (P&W)/Rolls-Royce (RR) combo. to the see the demonstration in service
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