CaptJ
Bet they pick the CFM engined version. Now why would that be? And it not just because I live on the flightpath. (The V2500 is significantly noisier)
I'm mystified by your comment. From the very first time the V2500-powered aircraft (which would have been using the dreadful -A1) first appeared at Farnborough, I've always thought the V2500 aircraft was noticeably quieter.
And if this is not the case, then the IAE brochure needs to be reported to the Advertising Standards Authority! No less than three pages are devoted to demonstrating that the V2500 is quieter than the CFM, whether Takeoff, Sideline or Approach, and both inside and outside the aircraft. In fact the claim is made that the cumulative margin above Stage III compliance compared to the CFM is no less than 18 EPNdB.
