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If it has GEnx engines you have little to worry about. The easiest way to tell the difference is the GE has metal leading edges on the fan. The Trent fans are
by jcampbell1 7y ago
If it has GEnx engines you have little to worry about. The easiest way to tell the difference is the GE has metal leading edges on the fan. The Trent fans are all cfrp.
- edoceo 7y agoCFRP = Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer. https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/aeroengine-composites-part-2-cfrps-expand https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/aeroengine-composit...
- BillSaysThis 7y agoCan you tell this when booking your tickets? It isn't a detail I've seen using most travel websites or even an airline's own app.
- fludlight 7y agoLast minute airplane swaps are not uncommon, so such a feature doesn't necessarily help.
- SkyMarshal 7y agoYou probably can figure it out with some sleuthing. For one example, SeatGuru records every airline fleet's different plane types. Once you have airline + plane type for each of that airline's routes, I bet you can dig up the engine type from that info.
- fnordprefect 7y agoThere's often also press about it - eg https://www.geaviation.com/press-release/genx-engine-family/qantas-selects-genx-engines-power-its-new-boeing-787-9-dreamliners https://www.geaviation.com/press-release/genx-engine-family/...
- inferiorhuman 7y agoIf it has GEnx engines you have little to worry about. GE has also had problems with the GEnx including a double engine failure on a 787.