Will COVID-19 Speed Up Sustainable Propulsion? Engine-makers Think So.

UltraFan demonstrator combustor tests

Credit: Rolls-Royce

Home to engine giant Rolls-Royce and airlines such as British Airways and Easyjet, the UK will generate $20.7 billion in MRO spend over the next 10 years, according to Aviation Week data. More than one third of this will be for engine maintenance, according to the 2021 Aviation Week Network Fleet & MRO Forecast.

Staggering under the impact of multiple hits of deferred engine maintenance, the premature retirement of older fleets and wholesale production cutbacks, engine-makers have seen setbacks on all fronts because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But could there be glimmers of hope amid the gloom? Both Pratt &...

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