Major EK order at Dubai show?

[R6DXB]

And RR also equals stupid and unnecessary EPR

same goes for IAE - Idiots At Engineering but RR has got their fingers in there as well

[White Knight]

Originally Posted by halas

(And RR also equals stupid and unnecessary EPR)

halas

I like EPR

[halas]

...And that is exactly why it is used on RR engines!!!

halas

[Wizofoz]

Seems a higher MTOW 777 IS still under consideration:-

From a report on the Paris Airshow-

General Electric would begin testing a new compressor next year with a view to developing its GE90 engine in order to be ready when Boeing decided the next step for 777, GE Aviation chief executive David Joyce said in Paris.