Originally Posted by
flaps 9
I said "nice try" cause you mentioned that 80% of 757's were powered by RR engines.
I was making the point that 4 of the 5 largest operators of the 757 use PW engines.
I agree that more 75's are powered by RR than PW, but I don't think it's close to the 80% that you mentioned.
I think UA's 777 are GE powered and unless NW has RR's on their A330's, I don't think they are a Rolls Royce customer either
There appears to be some confusion here.
AA is the worlds largest 757 operator and they use the Rolls RB211. RR powers the "vast" majority of 757's and PW doesn't even come close. The RB211 incorporated the RR 3 spool technology and wide chord fan making it a superior engine.
UA has PW on their B777's but PW's market share on the 777 lags behind GE and Rolls. However, UA is a big RR customer. They have the largest IAE V2500 A320 fleet in the world just ahead of Jetblue.
NWA is also a RR customer. Their B787 will be powered by the Rolls Trent 1000.
The vast majority of Airlines around the world are RR customers and that includes "all" the legacy carriers in the US.
And as you might put it................NICE TRY!!!!!!!
AL