Intelligence: Four-Engine Aircraft Are Twice As Likely To Cause Delays Than Twin-Engine

Boeing research shows four-engine aircraft are twice as likely as twin-engine jets to cause delays for mechanical reasons, said Boeing's VP-Marketing Randy Baseler, commenting on Airbus's marketing efforts to "count the engines" on its four-engine A340 family.

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