All Engines news – Page 263
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Wind tunnel tests set for open rotor engine technology
General Electric and NASA today announced details for a pending series of the first wind tunnel tests for open rotor technology since the late 1980s. The...
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Rolls-Royce backed centre studies corrosion
Coatings, corrosion and magnetic bearings are to be studied by the Commonwealth Center for Aerospace Propulsion Systems. The CCAPS is a virtual institution...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Game On for Bombardier
With firm orders for the CSeries in pocket, Bombardier has become a viable player in the mainline sector. But can it carve out a position before Airbus and Boeing take the field?
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Airline association accuses Brussels on halon replacement
Brussels stands accused of misleading European Union states into steamrolling the industry into replacing ozone-depleting halon in aircraft extinguishers...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Yesterday's heroes - what next for A340 and 777 Classic?
The advent of modern twinjets dealt a near-fatal blow to the Airbus A340, but can the quadjet find a niche in the VIP market? And what will happen to its bête noire, the 777?
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Extended service
New narrowbodies from Airbus and Boeing are still some way off - so how can the airframers improve their existing single-aisle aircraft?
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Prop manufacturers ponder larger offerings
Existing commitments mean that dates have yet to be a pinned down, but 90- to 100-seat turboprops are being planned by ATR and Bombardier
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Boeing shakes off tough year for 747-8
Despite seemingly lukewarm support earlier this year from top company executives and a lack of orders, Boeing is firmly committed to the 747-8
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Superjet: Russia's revival or last stand?
Can Sukhoi overcome perceptions and prejudices associated with Soviet-era aircraft and land Western customers for its new regional Superjet 100?
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PARIS AIR SHOW: A350 XWB ready to rock
Airbus steps up the pace as development of new twinjet moves into critical final phase
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Garuda's MRO GMF to add narrowbody and widebody hangar
Indonesian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm GMF AeroAsia will be applying for EASA certification for heavy maintenance checks on Airbus A320s,...
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Aviacsa seeks to quickly resume operations following grounding
Mexican authorities have temporarily grounded Aviacsa and the carrier's fleet of Boeing 737s over alleged safety violations.
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R-R ready to bench test upgraded Trent 1000
Rolls-Royce expects this month to begin bench-testing the first improved variant of the Trent 1000 for the Boeing 787 aimed at bringing the turbofan's specific...
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ATR plans to start flight-testing new -600 variant in June
Flight-testing of the upgraded ATR 42/72-600 variant is due to begin this month. The new models incorporate a Thales flightdeck avionics suite (pictured)...
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Bombardier predicts lessors will place big chunk of CSeries orders
Bombardier expects a sizeable portion of CSeries orders will be placed by the leasing community. The airframer believes that 30% and perhaps as high...
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Bombardier developing centralised health monitoring for CSeries
Bombardier is developing a centralised maintenance health monitoring system for the CSeries that will provide real-time information about the entire aircraft...
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Standard Aero to perform PW127M maintenance
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise subsidiary StandardAero has won authorisation to offer maintenance on Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M turboprop engines powering...
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Air New Zealand touts positive results in biofuel testing
Scientific testing of the alternative fuel used by Air New Zealand (ANZ) during a demonstration flight has found that a Boeing 747-400 using the 50:50 biofuel...
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P&W discusses GTF with various airports
Pratt & Whitney is working with about 20 airports worldwide to better understand local noise restrictions and requirements as the manufacturer targets a...
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EASA details second round of flap track fairing problems for A380
EASA has issued a second airworthiness directive (AD) aimed at preventing Airbus A380 flap track fairings from departing the aircraft in flight, which it...