Airbus Decision On A320 Re-Engining Due

[straitman]

Airbus Decision On A320 Re-Engining Due Soon


Jan 15, 2010
By Robert Wall

Airbus will decide this year whether to re-engine the A320, with company officials hoping the combination of a new powerplant and already-approved winglet upgrade could improve fuel-burn of the single-aisle aircraft by as much as 15%.

Airbus CEO Tom Enders said he expects a decision this year on whether or not to re-engine, and also what the potential powerplants might be. The goal is to keep the A320 commercially strong in the face of growing competition from the likes of the Bombardier CSeries and Comac C919.

 

[Flying Fox]

And so the game begins Airbus offering improvements on the A320 and Boeing will counter with something on the B737...

 

[Nigelinoz]

Hi straitman,
Do you think that geared turbofan engines as talked about in the article that appeared in the Nov-Dec issue of Flight Safety are something that Airbus or Boeing will seriously contemplate using ?
As you have a lot of industry experience I would be interested to read your comments.
Cheers

 

[straitman]

Hi straitman,
Do you think that geared turbofan engines as talked about in the article that appeared in the Nov-Dec issue of Flight Safety are something that Airbus or Boeing will seriously contemplate using ?
As you have a lot of industry experience I would be interested to read your comments.
Cheers

I'll have to find the article and read it. The magazine is currently lost under a pile of other papers.