Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
Many of you may know that Thai Airlines have ordered 80 Dreamliners. They have 8 existing ones all with RR engines. Of course, there is no guarantee that RR will benefit but l suppose it looks very good
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-closing-thai-deal-80-dreamliners-sources-2023-12-07/
Will the US gift RR money when they compete in America?
In October, the government announced these companies would be competing, EDF, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy International LLC, Holtec Britain Limited, NuScale Power, Rolls Royce SMR and Westinghouse Electric Company UK Limited, so why Holtec? Wouldn't the other companies complain? It's all a bit strange.
RR officially announces the order,
https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/our-stories/discover/2023/poweroftrent-rr-welcomes-cathay-pacifics-order-of-six-trent-xwb-97-powered-a350f.aspx
With the existing orders that Emirates awaits on, which won't appear for a few years, Clark is presumably, anticipating a similar deal with the potential new order. Of course that won't happen and as the time passes, losing face for both increasingly emerges. What ever happens one thing for sure will happen and that is the order WILL be placed.