All Engines news – Page 176
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FAA should have issued GE CF6 directive in 2006: NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board says an engine fire on an American Airlines Boeing 767-300ER in February would not have occurred had the Federal...
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Burned FDR sets back Dana MD-83 dual-engine failure probe
Investigators probing the fatal Dana Air Boeing MD-83 approach crash to Lagos face a substantial hurdle to explain an apparent dual-engine failure on the...
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GE: CMCs may yield 1.5% fuel burn cut in Leap engines
Lightweight, high-temperature ceramic matrix composites will play a key role in the long-term evolution of CFM's Leap-X turbofan engine, ultimately yielding...
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Snecma prepares dual fan factories for Leap engines
By 2019, Snecma will be producing one CFM Leap engine composite fan blade every 30 minutes, or 32,000 per year, from two identical manufacturing centres...
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United cites fleet flexibility for 150 jet order
United Airlines will have the option to keep its fleet size flat, or even reduce it, following today's order for 150 Boeing 737s.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing charts course for 787-10 launch
Even after eight years of development, delays and attempted recovery, Boeing still is not quite ready to share the 787's spotlight with another widebody...
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FARNBOROUGH: AirAsia boss confirms talks for 100 CSeries CS300
AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes has confirmed that he is in preliminary talks to buy up to 100 Bombardier CSeries CS300 jets in a 160-seat configuration. "We...
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FARNBOROUGH: Viking evaluates market for DHC-5 Buffalo relaunch
Viking Air is looking to relaunch production on the de Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo following strong interest in an upgraded version from existing operators of...
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FARNBOROUGH: Pratt deal expands Pattonair's horizon
UK parts distributor Pattonair (H1/A12) is leaping ahead with its diversification strategy as it implements a $60 million supply contract with Pratt & Whitney. The...
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FARNBOROUGH: SkyWest Airlines commits to 100 MRJs
Mitsubishi Aircraft and SkyWest Airlines Inc have reached an agreement in principle for 100 of the airframer's Mitsubishi Regional Jets.
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FARNBOROUGH: Lighting on aircraft can prevent bird strikes
Bird strike incidents could be reduced by displaying pulsed lighting on the wings and fuselages of aircraft, according to wildlife ecologists in the USA....
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus rolls out new sharklet wing-tips on A320
Airbus's first new-build A320 with the sharklet wing-tip modification has made its air show debut, three months after being rolled out at Toulouse. The...
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FARNBOROUGH: Cathay first to order revamped A350-1000
Cathay Pacific has become the first carrier to order the Airbus A350-1000 since the twinjet underwent a substantial redesign last year.
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FARNBOROUGH: Interview with GEnx programme chief Chuck Nugent
Chuck Nugent, GE Aviation's general manager of the GEnx programme, plans to be travelling a bit more than usual for the second half of this year. That's...
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FARNBOROUGH: MRAS expands partnership with Aviall
General Electric's subsidiary Middle River Aircraft Systems (MRAS) has selected Aviall (H4/H4) as exclusive distributor of thrust-reverser components for...
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FARNBOROUGH: Volvo sees future growth under GKN
Volvo Aero is optimistic it will expand its engine component production range as a result of a planned takeover by UK aerostructures specialist GKN Aerospace....
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FARNBOROUGH: Israel's Arkia signs for A321neo
Airbus is broadening its presence in Israel after the second-largest operator, Arkia, became the first in the country to sign for the re-engined A320 family.
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FARNBOROUGH: Air Lease boss Udvar-Hazy credits engine tweak for clearing 737 Max scepticism
A major design change transformed an influential skeptic of the 737 only three months ago into one of its biggest advocates today. Steven Udvar-Hazy,...
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FARNBOROUGH: Bombardier happy to wait to launch stretched Q400
Bombardier is still eyeing a revamped 90-seat version of its Q400 turboprop but is content to wait for engine advancements before committing to a new development...
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FARNBOROUGH: IAE adds 26 engines to Volaris support package
International Aero Engines (IAE) has extended a package of fleet hour-based support services to cover an order by Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris for 13 new Airbus A320s.