Rolls-Royce withdraws from consideration as Boeing NMA engine supplier
Rolls-Royce cites Boeing’s proposed timeline as reason for withdrawing itself from the race to be chosen as engine supplier for the unconfirmed NMA.
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Rolls-Royce (Derby, U.K.) is reportedly taking itself out of consideration as the propulsion supplier for Boeing’s (Chicago, Ill., U.S.) planned new midsize airplane (NMA), according to a news story in Aviation Week.
Rolls-Royce recently announced testing of composite components in its UltraFan engine as part of the Advanced Low Pressure System (ALPS) program. However, according to multiple reports, Rolls-Royce reportedly cited Boeing’s proposed production schedule for the NMA as the reason behind the decision to pull out of the program.
Boeing is now expected to choose between Pratt & Whitney (East Hartford, Conn., U.S.) and CFM International (Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.), a joint venture of General Electric (Boston, Mass., U.S.) and Safran (Paris, France).
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