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by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Having long been a conglomerate, UTC has decided that its operations would be better off as three independent companies. With …
Read Moreby Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. Despite drawing equal amounts of praise and ire, the F-35 program is in a continual process of progressing as the airframe surpasses …
Read Moreby Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. F100 Engine. Source: Pratt & WhitneyCivil aircraft owners and operators are no stranger to engine options. Two or even three engines, as …
Read Moreby Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. Turbines come in all shapes and sizes, but the unsung heroes of modern aviation are the turbines that start the turbines, the …
Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. With the recent boom in commercial aircraft orders over, focus now turns to fulfilling the tremendous backlogs both Airbus and …
Read Moreby J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Airbus comfortably won the orders race at the Farnborough International Air Show with 279 orders and commitments, ahead of Boeing’s 182. Both companies stated …
Read Moreby Edward Nebinger, Forecast International. We are pleased to present a brief summary of the latest forecast information on the world’s aviation gas turbines. This information has been derived directly …
Read Moreby J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus delivered 71 and 57 commercial jets in May 2016, compared to 60 and 47 in the same month last year, respectively. …
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By William Alibrandi, Forecast International Pratt & Whitney’s F135 program has been under great scrutiny after several high-profile incidents, the latest involving an engine fire. While these have been a …
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