Airbus A330neo - status og driftsetting

[Someone]

Etter en stund med både råd, spekulasjoner og rykter tyder det nå veldig på at Airbus forventes å annonsere en A330 med nye motorer for å både holde liv i modellen, men også å utvikle istedet for A350-800 modellen, som mer og mer tyder aldri vil bli noe av

Mest sannsynlig vil en motorprodusent få en eksklusivitetsavtale og Rolls Royce skal visstnok være favoritt med en bleed versjon av deres Trent-1000-TEN som utvikles til 787-10

As the Airbus A350 progresses through its test program toward first delivery, Airbus is facing a crucial decision about the aircraft it is ultimately designed to succeed: Will the A330 get a new engine and, if so, which one?

The answer to the first question is almost certainly “yes.” Without a new engine, the most successful Airbus widebody to date likely would face a serious production decline, perhaps as soon as year-end. But Airbus is also close to an agreement with one of the three engine makers to provide a powerplant that could extend the life of the program by several years.


Air Asia Chief Executive Tony Fernandes, an A330neo proponent, says pairing the reengined A330 with the A350-900 will be the “perfect combination.” Airbus
While talks have been underway for some time with the three big engine companies—General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce—Airbus is in final negotiations with Rolls-Royce to become sole-source supplier for a reengined version of the A330. The formal launch of that aircraft, dubbed the A330neo, is to be announced later this summer.

http://aviationweek.com/commercial-a...sivity-a330neo