Engines
Re-engining today’s narrowbodies a waste of time, says Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce is putting all its cards on a new engine to power future single-aisle aircraft and told AIN that as far as it is concerned, “t

Rolls-Royce is putting all its cards on a new engine to power future single-aisle aircraft and told AIN that as far as it is concerned, “the numbers do not stack up” for re-engining either the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737.

The company insists that an all-new engine for an all-new aircraft is the only solution that makes business sense, whether the engine is an advanced turbofan, as proposed by CFM International, or an open-rotor design. Rolls-Royce has already rejected Pratt & Whitney’s geared-fan engine. “It’s no better than an advanced turbofan,” said Robert Nuttal, Rolls-Royce head of strategic marketing.