SIMPLE FLYING · AIRLINES
WHY AIRLINES' NEW FUEL-EFFICIENT ENGINES ARE FAILING THE RELIABILITY PROMISES OEMS MADE...
While modern engines offer significant fuel efficiency savings compared with their predecessors, some of those savings are being offset by higher maintenance costs, increasing the cost of ownership compared with what airlines had expected.
SCOTT: Ask what this does to pairings, the MEL, and the jumpseat. Press releases are written for investors. You fly the leftover.