Next to the wings, the engine(s) is one of the most critical components of an aircraft. Without an engine, an aircraft is no longer so. There are several critical aspects to an engine; performance, longevity, fuel efficiency, maintainability, etc. However, if you run an airline, chief amongst those characteristics is probably fuel efficiency. After all, profit is one of the drivers in business and if you can carry the same amount of people or load from point A to point B at a reduced cost it will directly...