Stephen Cohen
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Darin 3 upgrade is atm for all the birds who can serve us for another 15 years.(with engine part) Anything less in life or more fatigue in airframes does nt need such upgrades bcz it wont serve the purpose or the investment made. OF course after this whole batch of 60 plus jets , we might go forward and re engine the rest based on the assessment at that time.
So DARIN 3 takes precedence over Re engine needs
But will the old engines be able to provide sufficient power after Darin 3 upgrades
The TWR would come down after the weight increases
I think there are 2 factors here
1 A large number of Adour engines lying idle
2 The current engines do have sufficient lives
hence this Honey well deal is not moving forward
@PARIKRAMA
Our Jaguars with Adour engines went to RED flag
participated in exercises ; crossed oceans and flew over long distances
That is a big vote of confidence in the current engine
So who will push the Honeywell deal