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A318 Testflight With New PW6000 Engines

KEESJE From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1647 times:

The A318, flew for the first time today with new PW6000A engines (PW6124A) from Pratt & Whitney. Certification of this aircraft engine combination should take place towards the end of 2005 after some 500 flight hours.

Will this engine give PW a comeback possibility in the Narrowbody segment?

http://www.airbus.com/dynamic/media/index.asp

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ContinentalFan From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 355 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1575 times:

Probably not, since CFM has a lock on the 737 market and CFM and IAE (admittedly a RR/PW joint venture) have a lock on the A319/320/321 market. I don't see any compelling reason for an airline to specify a different engine on those birds. The A318 has a somewhat limited market. I wonder what other applications PW is planning for the PW6000 family? Maybe re-engining MD80s and such (that would be cool).

KEESJE From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1552 times:

I think PW focusses the engine is focussed on 100 seat aircraft.

So maybe the Emb190/195 and Bombardier C series...

And then to remember PW was THE engine provider for the airline industry in the sixties, seventies & eighties....

European From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1394 times:

Could this mean new aircraft orders? Hope so. Smile

European
Jimmi

RayChuang From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 7695 posts, RR: 5
Reply 4, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1341 times:

I think Pratt & Whitney may have found two niches for the PW6000 engine:

1. Bombardier's new larger regional airliner and possibly installation on the Embraer 190/195 down the road.

2. Engine upgrades for older planes, particularly the MD-80 series. I wouldn't be surprised that Pratt & Whitney has already discussed re-engining AA's huge MD-80 fleet with the PW6024, something that could extend the life of AA's fleet to 2020 and beyond.

Gigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 88
Reply 5, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1315 times:

The PW is the common engine for the A318 with the IAE family.

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Scbriml From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2003, 11362 posts, RR: 50
Reply 6, posted (8 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1288 times:

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Unfortunately, I don't see that the eventual availability of this engine doing very much for A318 sales - which, in case anyone missed it, have actually decreased after GECAS converted some of it's orders to A319/20s instead.

Four more years!

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