note that 35-45% of any Airbus plane uses American-made components. This is especially true of the engines for the A320neo, which will be assembled in the USA by GE (LEAP-X engine) or Pratt & Whitney (PW1100G geared turbofan). note that 35-45% of any Airbus plane uses American-made components. This is especially true of the engines for the A320neo, which will be assembled in the USA by GE (LEAP-X engine) or Pratt & Whitney (PW1100G geared turbofan).I’m sure the unions are happy about this.
At Northwest Airlines, we call the AirBus...Scarebus...for good reason.
I actually wouldn’t be proud if I was contributing that 35-45%.
I can go into detail if you like.
now where are they going to find the narrow-bodied passengers to ride in them?
American is far and away the largest operator of the MD-80 series in the world, with something like 300 of them still in their fleet. They’re good planes, but their older low-bypass Pratt and Whitney JT8D-200 engines aren’t nearly as efficient as the newer high-bypass engines on 737s and A320s. So this isn’t a surprise. I am a bit surprised that they’re splitting the order roughly 50/50 between A and B, but I guess that’s a good way of hedging their bets if either company’s re-engine program runs into difficulty.
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Yes, but the thought that "American" Airlines is flying foreign designed aircraft.....
Thank you much UNIONS!!/s
Somewhat American Airlines
American is just trying to be “TOO BIG TO FAIL!”
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I don’t fly on Airbus planes after seeing shoddy design on one years ago. That was followed later by Airbus tail structures breaking off in air.