His frustration as of late is almost palpable. He has bet the farm on the A380 and has surprisingly, rather than abandon this marginal beast, taken the “in for a penny in for a pound” approach.
STC also said: “Engine manufacturers were moving too quickly to try to meet specifications. When it came to innovation they did little and sat on their hands, they overpromised and what we see now is the result of that.”
I couldn’t agree with him more. The operational shortcomings experienced by the GenX, Trent, Leap and GTF are disgraceful, and in the case of those engines installed on ETOPS certified aircraft, the industry and traveling public have been most fortunate that there have been no dual engine failures or ditchings.