Rolls Chief Dismisses PW8000 As 20th-Century Relic
Rolls-Royce Chairman Ralph Robins ridiculed Pratt&Whitney's PW8000 geared turbofan launch as "the best of many good things that has happened" recently to the U.K. engine manufacturer. P&W President Karl Krapek announced the PW8000 "as the technology for the 21st century," Robins said, but "he's...
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