Originally Posted by
opus99
I suspect if it’s taking this long then it’s probably going to the GENx and BA ironing out new maintenance contracts for the new engine type which will be their first GENx.
bloomberg at the time said BA was “strongly considering switching” i think at that point their mind was pretty much made up. IMO
and if they go GENx I see the additional 6 options being firmed at some point. So the -10 fleet will be 12 RR and 12 GE
I don't know if there's a delay in getting the engines chosen, after all the planes were signed off (from a business case point of view) towards the end of last year. Getting the config etc ready takes time.
Originally Posted by
Backofthequeue
RR announced a package of improvements last month, so not as though they are ignoring the problem.
Keeping the current 787s going appears to be enough of a challenge without throwing another consideration into the mix.
I've heard problems with the time on wing of the Trent XWBs being voiced by the airline community before Covid. One would argue that the problem is minor compared to the debacle that was the Trent 1000 blade cracking, but the airlines have been making noises for a while, and getting to the right level of performance will require a lot of time and effort. Still, my reading is that the biggest issue is not so much the fact that the XWBs need overhauling faster than expected (that's more of a problem for the ME3s) but the fact that the new CEO of RR is after profit margins and he's got a heap of power-by-the-hour contracts that aren't conducive to healthy margins for RR. That'll hamper sales (well, it's already doing so).