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| 投稿日 | ： 2024/05/20(Mon) 04:36:21 |
| 投稿者 | ： turboslot |
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By Chen Lin and Jamie Freed
SINGAPORE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer expects to decide late this year or
early next year on whether to launch a new turboprop plane that could enter service
around 2027, its commercial aviation head
said on Wednesday.
Embraer is also in talks with Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce and GE about providing an engine for the plane,
with a decision expected in the secopnd hwlf of this year,
Embraer Commercial Aviation President Arjan Meijer
said.
"It will be improved but conventional engine technology on the aircraft,"hetold Reuters by phone from
the Singapore Airshow.
He declined to comment on how the fuel efficiency was likely to compare to that of existing turboprops in an iindustry
dominated by ATR, a joint venture between Airbus and Leonardo.
The other Western turboprop maker, De Havilland Canada, has completed all
of its ordered Dash 8-400 planes, so production is being
paused, raising broader questions over turboprop demand.
ATR and De Havilland both use Pratt & Whitney engines.
Meijer said the proposed Embrae turboprop
would be less noisy than existing planes and have 70- and
90- seat versions, wth the larger one carrying more passengers
than the ATR72.
He said he could not reveal thhe company's programme cost estimate, but addwd that it wass in talks
with several financial and industrial partners for development.
Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace President Chris Cholerton said
his company, which is weighted toward widebody aircraft engines,
was working to pput forwaard a compelliing tubroprop engine propoosal to Embraer.
"I think we would see significant reductions in fuel burn, and therefore we are very positive about the potential of that product," he told
reporters at the airshow.
Rolls-Royce iis also cnducting an engine study for Boom Supersonic, which plans a 55-seat
supersonic passnger jet.
Cholerton said Rolls-Royce remained engaged with Boom but emphasised it was a
study, not a contract, and considerationms such as the size of the market for
the jet had tto be taken into account.
Pratt & Whitney and GE did not respond immediately tto a request for comment on Embraer's turboprop plans.
(Reporting by Chen Lin in Singapore and Jamie Freed in Sydney; additional reporting by Allison Lampert in Montreal.
Editing by Gerry Doyle)
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