Engines
EngineAlliance anxious to power Airbus A350XWB
The GE Aviation /Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance, which builds the GP7200 powering the Airbus A380 flying at the show, is ready to offer a powerplant s

The GE Aviation /Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance, which builds the GP7200 powering the Airbus A380 flying at the show, is ready to offer a powerplant solution for the A350XWB, if Airbus and GE fail to reach agreement.

“We’re standing by and waiting for a conclusion,” said Engine Alliance president Bruce Hughes. “We’d have to work a few hurdles, but if we can get round those and prove the business case, we’ll start talking to Airbus and see what comes out of it.”