Engine Alliance announces GP7200 engine enhancements

Engine Alliance announced a series of performance and durability enhancements to the GP7200 engine applicable to new engine deliveries that will begin to enter service later this year. The refinements, to be released into production over the next 18 months, incorporate upgrades to engine clearances and sealing, introduce an improved turbine blade and offer a modest incremental weight reduction.  These performance enhancements are in addition to the recently announced demonstrated improvement in GP7200 fuel consumption published in Airbus’ A380 performance handbook – the third positive adjustment since December 2007 – and to a series of weight reductions that put the engine well below production requirements.